Thomas Buttersworth (fl.1768-1842)

The Loss of the East-Indiaman Kent in the Bay of Biscay, with the Cambria standing by, 1st March 1825

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Thomas Buttersworth (fl.1768-1842)
The Loss of the East-Indiaman Kent in the Bay of Biscay, with the Cambria standing by, 1st March 1825
signed 'T.Buttersworth' (centre left)
oil on canvas
17¾ x 24 in. (45.1 x 60.9 cm.)

拍品專文

On 1 March 1825 the East Indiaman Kent, carrying the officers and men of the 31st Regiment of Foot to the East, was set ablaze by a lamp. Fortunately the Cambria, a small 200-ton brig commanded by Captain William Cook, carrying a party of Cornish tin miners to Vera Cruz, hove into sight and with great gallantry rescued all but eighty-two members of the crew.
Another version by Buttersworth is in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (BHC3819). The subject was also painted by William Daniel and Thomas Luny.