Geoff Hunt, Bellona and Courageux coming home, 1761 02 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #138

Geoff Hunt, PPRSMA (born 1948)Bellona and Courageux coming home, Spithead 1761Oil on canvasPrivate collection
‘HMS Bellona (left) was one of the first of the new British standard 74-gun ships – a long-lived ship, completed in 1760, still active in 1813. On 15 August 1761 she ran into the powerful French Courageux 74 off the coast of Portugal. A famous, hard-fought action ensued, in which Courageux was finally captured. She proved to be an excellent ship and influenced British battleship design for decades.’ More on this painting
Spithead, strait of the English Channel, forming an extensive, deep, and sheltered channel between the northeastern shore of the Isle of Wight and the mainland of England. The Spit Sand forms the western side of the channel leading into Portsmouth harbour. Besides its special association with the Royal Navy—major naval reviews have been held off Cowes (on the Isle of Wight)—Spithead provides the safest approach for large craft entering and leaving Southampton Water, one of England’s most important commercial harbours. More on Spithead

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