A view of HMS Amethyst capturing the French frigate Niemen in the Cordouan Shoals on 6 April 1809. Napoleonic Wars (1803-15).
<p>Sir Michael Seymour (1768-1834) was created a baronet on 31 May 1809 and so this print, which refers to him as a baronet, must have been made after that date. Having been promoted to Captain on 11 August 1800, Seymour was appointed to the 36-gun frigate Amethyst, seen on the right in this view, in June 1806.
</p><p>This print may have been produced as one of a pair with RCIN 735142. The imprint and the signatory of the dedication are very faintly etched.
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George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement View of the Action between H.M. Ship the Amethyst, commanded by Sir M. Seymour Bar.t and the Niemen French Frigate on the 6.th of April 1809: by R. Dodd.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Robert_Dodd_(artist)" class="extiw" title="w:en:Robert Dodd (artist)"><span title="British artist (1748-1815)">Robert Dodd</span></a>
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