View of the sloops Scylla and Royalist engaging the French National Frigate Le Weser... / by J.S. Ro...
View of the sloops Scylla and Royalist engaging the French National Frigate Le Weser... / by J.S. Roe Midshipman, 20th October 1813
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Date
1813
Call Numbers
ML 1483
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Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 18 x 28 cm - watercolour
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This watercolour depicts the capture of French vessel Le Weser by the Royal Navy ships H.M.S Scylla and Royalist, 44 guns in the entrance of the English Channel, with H.M.S Rippon to the leeward.
Alternative Titles
Full title
View of the sloops Scylla and Royalist engaging the French National Frigate Le Weser... / by J.S. Roe Midshipman, 20th October 1813
Continuation of Title
... 44 guns in the entrance of the English Channel, with H.M. Ship Rippon to the leeward beating up, 20th October 1813
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Unsigned
Description source
Title and date taken from label attached to frame
Object History
Acquired by Hordern House from a descendant of John Septimus Roe
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Hordern House, May 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
John Septimus Roe (1797-1878) was apprentice Midshipman aboard HMS Rippon July 1813-August 1814, and was enrolled at Christ's Hospital in London. He was given positions on HMS Rippon and HMS Horatio, and gained an appointment as midshipman under the command of Philip Parker King with orders to complete the survey of the Australian coast. Roe was ap...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1483
Record Identifier
1xqGwoeY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqGwoeY
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Reference code
1006194
