The deck of a ship in action. Jones fires a pistol point-blank at a sailor (left) who stands under the striped American flag, one hand raised towards a rope. Other sailors stand round, two wounded men lie on the deck. Jones rests one foot on the body of a dead man, a cutlass is under his left arm, four pistols are stuck in his belt. c.1779
<br>Hand-coloured mezzotint
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<p>After: John Collet
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<dl><dd>Published by: Carington Bowles</dd></dl></div>
1779<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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