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NH 75838 USS HANCOCK, BOSTON and FOX vs. HMS FLORA and RAINBOW, 7 July 1777.

USS HANCOCK, BOSTON and FOX vs. HMS FLORA and RAINBOW, 7 July 1777.
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Title: USS HANCOCK, BOSTON and FOX vs. HMS FLORA and RAINBOW, 7 July 1777.
Caption: HMS FLORA (left) recaptures the American prize FOX. At right, the USS BOSTON escapes into the distance, while at left, HMS RAINBOW is in chase of USS HANCOCK, which was finally captured the following day. FOX was formerly a British frigate, which had been taken by the HANCOCK and BOSTON on 7 June 1777. Oil painting by Francis Holman, 1779. Commissioned by Captain Brisbane, Commanding Officer of FLORA. Fourth 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 75838
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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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