| The Capture of the Chevrette | |
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| Artist | Philip James de Loutherbourg |
| Year | 1802 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 152 cm× 165 cm(60 in× 65 in) |
| Location | Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol |
The Capture of the Chevrette is an oil on canvas history painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg, from 1802. [1]
It depicts the cutting out of the French Navy's corvette Chevrette in 1801 during the Napoleonic Wars. The Chevrette was moored in Camaret Bay in Brittany under the protection of the artillery of shore batteries. Ship's boats from four ships of the British Royal Navy squadron blockading Brest, the Robust, Doris, Beaulieu and Uranie, moved in a cutting out move to storm the ship, overpower its French crew and take it out into British control. [2]
It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1802 at Somerset House. [3] Today the painting is in the collection of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. [4] The Scottish artist John Christian Schetky also painted the engagement, a copy of which is now in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. [5]
