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NH 75836 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 an early stage of the action, with HMS RAINBOW still coming up at right. Ships engaged are (L-R): USS BOSTON (escaping to left), prize FOX (ex-British), HMS FLORA and USS HANCOCK closely engaged. Oil painting by Francis Holman, 1779. Commissioned by Captain Brisbane, Commanding Officer of FLORA. Second 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 75836
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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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