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NH 75835 USS BOSTON and HANCOCK vs. HMS FLORA and RAINBOW, 7 July 1777.

USS BOSTON and HANCOCK vs. HMS FLORA and RAINBOW, 7 July 1777.
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Title: USS BOSTON and HANCOCK vs. HMS FLORA and RAINBOW, 7 July 1777.
Caption: Painting depicts American frigates BOSTON (24), HANCOCK (32), and prize FOX (28), with HMS FLORA (32) in close pursuit, as the action begins. HMS RAINBOW (44) is coming up at right. A sloop previously taken by the Americans is burning in the right background. BOSTON is the center of the three American frigates. Oil painting by Francis Holman, 1779. Commissioned by Captain Brisbane, Commanding Officer of FLORA. First of a set of four.
Description: Courtesy of Carl L. Crossman, Childs Gallery, Boston, 1971. Purchased by Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, in 1976.
Catalog #: NH 75835
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Original Creator: Painted by Francis Holman, 1779
Original Date: Mon, Jul 07, 1777
After this Year: 1770
Before this Year: 1779
Original Medium: BW Photo, Oil Painting
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