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'''''The Capture of the Chevrette''''' is an 1802 ] by the French-born British ] ].<ref>Shaw p.vii</ref> It depicts the ] of the ]'s ] ''Chevrette'' in 1801 during the ]. The ''Chevrette'' was moored in ] in ] under the protection of the artillery of shore batteries. '''''The Capture of the Chevrette''''' is an 1802 ] by the French-born British ] ].<ref>Shaw p.vii</ref> It depicts the ] of the ]'s ] ''Chevrette'' in 1801 during the ]. The ''Chevrette'' was moored in ] in ] under the protection of the artillery of shore batteries.
]s from four ships of the British ] squadron blockading ] ''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.<ref>https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-12023</ref> ]s from four ships of the British ] squadron blockading ], 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.<ref>https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-12023</ref>


It was exhibited at the ]'s ] at ] in 1802.<ref>Tracy p.154</ref> Today the painting is in the collection of the ].<ref>https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-cutting-out-of-the-french-corvette-la-chevrette-188756</ref> The Scottish artist ] also painted the engagement, a copy of which is now in the ] in ].<ref>https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-12023</ref> It was exhibited at the ]'s ] at ] in 1802.<ref>Tracy p.154</ref> Today the painting is in the collection of the ].<ref>https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-cutting-out-of-the-french-corvette-la-chevrette-188756</ref> The Scottish artist ] also painted the engagement, a copy of which is now in the ] in ].<ref>https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-12023</ref>



==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Harrington, Peter. ''British Artists and War: The Face of Battle in Paintings and Prints, 1700-1914''. Greenhill Books, 1993.
* Tracy, Nicholas. ''Britannia’s Palette: The Arts of Naval Victory''. McGill-Queen's Press, 2007.
* Van der Merwe, Pieter & Took, Roger. ''The Spectacular career of Clarkson Stanfield''. Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979.

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Painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg
The Capture of the Chevrette
ArtistPhilip James de Loutherbourg
Year1802
TypeOil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions152 cm × 165 cm (60 in × 65 in)
LocationBristol Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol

The Capture of the Chevrette is an 1802 history painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg. 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.

It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition at Somerset House in 1802. Today the painting is in the collection of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. The Scottish artist John Christian Schetky also painted the engagement, a copy of which is now in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.


References

  1. Shaw p.vii
  2. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-12023
  3. Tracy p.154
  4. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-cutting-out-of-the-french-corvette-la-chevrette-188756
  5. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-12023

Bibliography

  • Shaw, Philip. Studies in Culture and Conflict, 1793–1822. Taylor & Francis, 2017.
  • Tracy, Nicholas. Britannia’s Palette: The Arts of Naval Victory. McGill-Queen's Press, 2007.
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