HM frigate 'Diamond' of Cape Le Heve

PY7892

HM frigate 'Diamond' of Cape Le Heve Long Caption: Inscribed 'His Majesty's Frigate the Diamond.... off Cape La Heve... to cut out a French lugger named Le Vengeur.. 18 April 1796... was boarded... but the cable cut by one of the prisoners... swept... into the River Seine... Surrender'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAH7892 Artist: J. Boxer (artist); John Thomas Serres (artist); J. Jeakes (engraver); Edward Orme (publisher) Date: 1803 Medium: coloured aquatint Size: 525 mm x 745 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.