Tag: Joaquin Sorolla
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15 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS BY FABIENNE DELACROIX, JOAQUIN SOROLLA, CHARLES ROSNER, CHARLES ROSNER, LOUIS PAPALUCA, TOMASO DE SIMONE, THOMAS BUTTERSWORTH, JOHAN-BARTHOLD JONGKIND MONTAGUE DAWSON, RAYMOND A. MASSEY AND JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH, – WITH FOOTNOTES, #35
The battle between these two frigates was fought near Madeira on October 25, 1812, the ‘United States’ being commanded by Steven Decater. After a long, bloody battle, the ‘United States’ captured the ‘Macedonian’ and escorted her to Newport, the first British warship ever brought into an American harbor. The British frigate was later recommissoned by…