WILLIAM GRIFFIN
United Kingdom, 19th Century
"Battle of the Glorious 1st June". Depicts a boisterous battle scene between French and British ships, with a rescue boat in the foreground. Signed lower left "Wm. Griffin". Titled on frame plaque.
Oil on canvas, 31.25" x 44.5". Framed 43.25" x 56.25".
Notes:
The Glorious First of June, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ushant, took place in 1794, about 400 nautical miles west of the French island of Ushant in the Atlantic. It was the largest fleet conflict between Great Britain and the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars. Both fleets were left in such tattered condition by the engagement they had to return to their home ports. In the immediate aftermath, both sides claimed victory and extolled the prowess and bravery of their navy. Ultimately, it was determined the British had won a tactical victory because the French withdrawal allowed the Royal Navy to set up a series of blockades that would last the remainder of the war.

Surface grime.

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