BHC0429

The Moonlight Battle: the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 Long Caption: A representation of a battle during the War of American Independence, 1775-1783. In this contemporary interpretation, Rodney's flagship, the 'Sandwich', 90 guns, is positioned in port-quarter view, right of centre in the foreground. The artist has contracted the grouping of the ships so that the exploding 'San Domingo', to the left, appears to be not far from the 'Sandwich's' port-bow. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection Object: BHC0429 Artist: Richard Paton Date: 1780-1782 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 1016 mm x 1473 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.