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Timothy Franklin Ross Thompson(British, b. 1951)H.M.S. “Bellerophon” engaging two enemy “74’s” at Trafalgar, 61 x 91.4 cm. (24 x 36 in.)
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signed 'Tim Thompson' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 91.4 cm. (24 x 36 in.)
Footnotes
“Bellerophon”, under the command of Captain John Cooke, was the fifth ship in Admiral Collingwood’s Lee Column at Trafalgar and by the time she broke through the enemy line, the Spanish “Monarca” had already struck her colours and was awaiting her captors. In the absence of any boarding party to take possession of her however, she promptly re-hoisted her colours and engaged “Bellerophon” as soon as the latter came within range. Despite his careful manoeuvring, Captain Cooke suddenly found himself being fired upon by “L’Aigle” as well, and the two enemy “74’s” pounded “Bellerophon” for some time during which Cooke himself was killed. After a tremendous fight, “Monarca” finally surrendered and Midshipman Henry Walker boarded her with a prize crew. “L’Aigle” meanwhile escaped “Bellerophon’s” clutches but, shortly afterwards, was captured by H.M.S. “Defiance”.





















