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Seascape depicting the privateer schooner "Surprise" of Baltimore, Maryland, capturing the British merchant ship "Star," on January 28, 1815. Two large ships with many sails are seen on calm, clear blue water before a pale, cloudy sky. The British ship on the left of the composition has smoke pouring over the side following the attack.

Seascape depicting the privateer schooner "Surprise" of Baltimore, Maryland, capturing the British merchant ship "Star," on January 28, 1815. Two large ships with many sails are seen on calm, clear blue water before a pale, cloudy sky. The British ship on the left of the composition has smoke pouring over the side following the attack.

Surprise Capturing the Star, January 28, 1815

Description

Seascape depicting the privateer schooner "Surprise" of Baltimore, Maryland, capturing the British merchant ship "Star," on January 28, 1815. Two large ships with many sails are seen on calm, clear blue water before a pale, cloudy sky. The British ship on the left of the composition has smoke pouring over the side following the attack.

Creator

Date

circa 1902-1909

Contributor(s)

Contributor(s) Notes

Painted by Murdoch Macpherson after a work attributed to George Ropes (1788-1819).

Materials

Pen and ink, watercolor, and gouache over graphite on tan wove paper on cardboard

Dimensions

16.25 H x 22.75 W inches

Object ID

1909.2.1

Accession Number

1909.2

Resource ID

10446

Credit Line

Gift of Richard D. Fisher

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.