The capture of U.S.S. President off New York, 14th January 1815

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John Bentham Dinsdale (Yorkshire 1927-2008)
The capture of U.S.S. President off New York, 14^{t<\sup>^{h<\sup> January 1815

signed and dated 'John Bentham-Dinsdale/71' (lower left) and further, signed, inscribed and dated 'The Capture of the President'/Jan 14. 1815/The U.S. ship President under Decatur/tried to break the blockage./she/was captured after a long chase by/The British Ships, Endymion, Majestic,/Pomone and Tenedos. John Bentham-Dinsdale/Dec 71' (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)}}

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Lot Essay

In January 1815, having been blockaded in New York for a year by the Royal Navy, U.S.S. President engaged the British frigate H.M.S. Endymion off the coast of the city. She was captured soon afterwards by a British squadron and taken into the service of the Royal Navy as H.M.S. President until broken up in 1818.

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