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Lot 25AR

John Bentham Dinsdale
(British, 1927-2008)
'Action between the Grand Turk and the Hinchinbrooke, 1st May 1814'

11 November 2020, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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John Bentham Dinsdale (British, 1927-2008)

'Action between the Grand Turk and the Hinchinbrooke, 1st May 1814'
signed 'John Bentham-Dinsdale' (lower left), signed, titled and further inscribed (on canvas verso)
oil on canvas
51.1 x 76.2cm (20 1/8 x 30in).

Footnotes

The further inscription on the reverse of the canvas reads:

The British Post Office packet Hinchinbrooke was attacked [by] the American Privateer Grand Turk off the Azores. After a furious exchange and two attempts by Grand Turk to board, the weaker Hinchinbrooke managed to drive off the other ship and continue home to Falmouth.

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