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'Felicitie' driven ashore at Scheveningen by the 'Richmond', 24 January 1761 Long Caption: This was a minor Anglo-French action during the Seven Years War. It involved the 'Felicite' which had just left Cherbourg on her way to Martinique when she was met by the 'Richmond', Captain John Elphinstone. The action was begun at sea but continued when both ships ran ashore at Scheveningen on the Dutch coast. After the French crew fled the 'Félicité', she was boarded and set on fire. La Fargue, a landscape painter, printmaker and watercolourist, was born nearby at The Hague. He spent most of his life illustrating the environs of The Hague and may have witnessed this newsworthy event or its aftermath, of which he made this detailed record. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAH0127 Artist: Paul Constantin La Fargue Date: 1761 Medium: pen; brown ink; grey wash Size: 175 mm x 300 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.