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Summary
Thomas Whitcombe: The Capture of the French Frigate Le Serene by the English Frigate Boreas
Artist
Thomas Whitcombe
(1763–1824)
Description
British painter
Date of birth/death
circa 19 May 1763
date QS:P,+1763-05-19T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902
circa 1824
date QS:P,+1824-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Location of birth/death
London
unknown
Work location
Bristol, Wales, Devon, Plymouth, etc.
Authority file
: Q2676635
VIAF: 94399385
ULAN: 500004894
LCCN: no2009013481
NLA: 36161020
WGA: w/whitcomb
WorldCat
creator QS:P170,Q2676635
Title
The Capture of the French Frigate Le Serene by the English Frigate Boreas
label QS:Len,"The Capture of the French Frigate Le Serene by the English Frigate Boreas"
label QS:Les,"La captura de la fragata francesa Le serene por la frigata inglesa Boreas"
Object type
painting
Description
English: English Frigate Boreas (Aigle), by Thomas Whitcombe.
Oil on Canvas , 24 x 36 Inches, Unsigned
Date
circa 1808
date QS:P571,+1808-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
: The Capture of the French Frigate Le Serene by the English Frigate Boreas (Aigle), by Thomas Whitcombe.jpg
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