Signed and dated, lower left: T. Luny 1779. The label reads: "May 13 1779. Sir James Wallace, commander of HMS <i>Experiment</i>, with the <i>Pallas</i>, <i>Unicorn</i>, <i>Fortunae</i> and <i>Cabot</i> Brigs attacking the <i>Danae</i>, <i>Valeur</i>, <i>Recluse</i>, three French frigates, and a cutter in Concale Bay. The <i>Danae</i> he brought off; the other three being aground he burnt, amidst a smart fire from the battery of six twelve-pounders and several cannon from the shore.The battery he silenced in half an hour."
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