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'Sir Sidney Smith. Imprisoned in the Abbaye Paris'
© National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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Description:
Smith (1764-1840) was frigate captain at the start of the French Revolutionary War and in 1795 was captured on the coast of France during a cutting-out expedition and imprisoned in Paris until early 1798, largely because the French thought he was also engaged in espionage.
Artist / Maker:
Philippe Auguste Hennequin
Maria Cosway
Maria Cosway
Image:
PW3568
Date:
Published 20 July 1797
