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MARITIME & WAR

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Circle of Nicholas Pocock, The battle of the Glorious 1st June, the two flagships in close action
Circle of Nicholas Pocock
The battle of the Glorious 1st June, the two flagships in close action
oil on canvas
28 x 36 in. (71 x 91.5 cm)
£28000.00
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The Glorious First of June was a naval battle that took place on 1 June 1794, the first and largest action between Great Britain and the French First Republic in...
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The Glorious First of June was a naval battle that took place on 1 June 1794, the first and largest action between Great Britain and the French First Republic in the French Revolutionary Wars. The painting depicts the British flagship, HMS Queen Charlotte, in a close-range artillery battle with the French flagship, Montagne, the former having succeeded in Admiral Howe’s unorthodox strategy of piercing the French line of battle in order to block its leeward escape route.

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