Bonhomme vs. Serapis. Signed l/l, reverse with a map of The British Isles, showing the battle site and date, Sept. 23, 1779, with title plaque. Oil on Masonite. 18.5 by 24 in., in a painted frame 26 by 33 in.

Cf. During the American Revolution, the U.S. ship Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, wins a hard-fought engagement against the British ship of war Serapis, and was sunk off the eastern coast of England.
Property of Robert Mderrill, Palm Beach, FL

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