{"title":"MAARTEN PLATJE - Oil Paintings for Sale","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaarten Platje has established himself as one of the world’s foremost marine painters and is presently at the height of his powers.\n\u003cbr\u003eAt Marine Artists, London, we are proud to represent Maarten. He has used his mastery of painting ships and battles of the great age of sail to depict many American vessels and actions and in recent years he has been painting the huge and glorious panoply of British naval and maritime history, a subject that until now he has scarcely explored. \n\u003cbr\u003eHis English is excellent and most importantly enables him to research British subjects first-hand.\n\u003cbr\u003eMaarten Platje was born at Rotterdam in The Netherlands in 1967. He studied art at the Ars Aemula Art Academy in Leiden and supplemented this training with several other art courses.\n\u003cbr\u003eAs a young man, Maarten spent some time as a sailor and this proved essential to his understanding of the sea and weather effects before he devoted himself to the painting of ships. He began exhibiting in 1986, building up his reputation as an outstanding marine painter, and his work won a number of awards and was shown in numerous exhibitions and major annual shows in Holland. Some paintings were used as book covers or published in prestigious Dutch magazines.\n\u003cbr\u003eMaarten Platje’s method when producing a marine painting includes extensive preliminary research embracing written sources, period paintings and drawings, log books and ship models, some from his own collection and others from museum or private collections. Historical accuracy is paramount in the production of his paintings and in this he follows the methods of, among others, Geoff Hunt, who Maarten acknowledges as a pre-eminent master of historical marine painting.\n\u003cbr\u003eIn 1996 Maarten was invited by The Royal Netherlands Navy to embark on a Dutch frigate taking part in NATO operations in the Mediterranean during the war in the former Yugoslavia. This forms a lovely parallel with the great 17th century Dutch marine painter Willem van de Velde, the Elder, who was also an official artist for the Dutch fleet in his time.\n\u003cbr\u003eThis assignment resulted in a number of paintings illustrating naval operations which are now on permanent display at the Naval Museum in Den Helder and at the museum of the Marine Corps of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Rotterdam.\n\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, Maarten Platje’s paintings are on permanent display in a number of galleries in the United States and are in many private collections in Europe and the United States.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eCOMMISSIONING MAARTEN PLATJE  \n\u003cbr\u003eAt Marine Artists one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings for clients and collectors all over the world. \n\u003cbr\u003eWe are proud to represent Maarten Platje exclusively in the United Kingdom and recommend him strongly to clients wishing to commission a marine painting.\n\u003cbr\u003eTo commission your own painting from Maarten Platje, contact Charles Mayes cm@marineartists.co.uk or by telephone on +44 (0)20 7352 7759 and we will post or email you a free pack of information including our short guides \"Commissioning a Painting from Maarten Platje\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\n\u003cbr\u003eThe commission process is very easy, straightforward and enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"22572","title":"\"The action off Guernsey in 1666 between the English frigate Orange and the French East Indiaman the armed fluyte Vierge du Bon Port.\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommissioned by a British Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exceptionally interesting painting was commissioned by a client with a special interest in this 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century ship action and connections to Guernsey, off which coast this vicious battle took place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1666, the English frigate \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eOrange\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoriginally a Dutch ship taken as a prize and commanded by captain Christopher Gunman, came across the French fluyte \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eVierge du Bon Port\u003c\/i\u003e – also of Dutch origin – off the west coast of Guernsey. In the words of one of the contemporary accounts “They fought until the going down of the Sunno” and, after a very severe action lasting seven hours, the French ship ended up shot to pieces and finally surrendered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eVierge du Bon Port \u003c\/i\u003ewas carrying an extremely valuable cargo and the English put a prize crew aboard to secure their spoils. However, so badly damaged was the French ship that she sank almost immediately taking her cargo and forty-two Englishmen to the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful image shows the penultimate act of that terrible day, just before the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eVierge du Bon Port \u003c\/i\u003esank, with both ships displaying the awful damage they had suffered. In the background we see the coast of Guernsey and the privateer \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eHave At All\u003c\/i\u003e closing on the combatants. A launch attempts to pick up sailors abandoning ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis commission process was remarkable for the depth of research by both client and artist. The client had a huge amount of information, much from contemporary sources, and the painter Maarten Platje proved an ideal choice to execute the commission, bringing his vast knowledge of Dutch shipping to this depiction of two Dutch ships fighting under the flags of two other nations. It is a good reminder that the Dutch were a powerful and pre-eminent maritime naval and trading nation in that century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExamples abound of the hugely detailed research for this painting; a couple of examples only are given here. Maarten established that the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eOrange\u003c\/i\u003e was probably not built as a fireship, as she is often described having served the English in that capacity at the Battle of Lowestoft, because she would not have been large enough to carry the thirty-two guns she carried in the \u003ci style=\"color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: \u0026amp;quot; book antiqua\u0026amp;quot;,\u0026amp;quot;serif\u0026amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eVierge du Bon Port\u003c\/i\u003e action. There was also a fascinating exchange between client and artist to establish the likely stern decoration of the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eOrange\u003c\/i\u003e (the Orange Tree arms of Amsterdam probably left in place after her capture and reflecting her origin). Other minutely-researched aspects include the flags flown, the position of the gun ports (hanging down or up) and whether the foremast of the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eVierge\u003c\/i\u003e had broken or fallen and whether the white French flag was still flying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaarten Platje goes to enormous lengths of research to get things right and he has applied these exacting standards to his first paintings for us at Marine Artists, a group of five large paintings entitled “The Hero”series, showing Nelson and HMS \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e in the year 1805. His English is excellent; he is able to work with British sources and he has been taking further advice from Nelson experts to check aspects of British naval history with which, as a Dutch painter, he is not yet familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe titles of “The Hero” series are as follows, and the first two paintings, with limited editions on paper or canvas, will be for sale shortly:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee Maarten Platje's video in which he talks about his marine art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vItbfcxYBq8\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/vItbfcxYBq8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING MAARTEN PLATJE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Marine Artists one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings for clients and collectors all over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo commission your own painting from Maarten Platje, contact Charles Mayes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cu\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand we will post or email you a free pack of information including our short guides \"Commissioning a Painting from \u003c\/b\u003eMaarten Platje\u003cb\u003e\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe commission process is very easy, straightforward and enjoyable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MAARTEN PLATJE (Dutch, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Commissioned Oil Painting","offer_id":55616628916566,"sku":"DMP73-22572","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Platje_20-_20Orange_20Final_20-_20large_20stamped_20JPEG_b19923a7-0f3b-46f6-b2b9-b5057ee11bec.jpg?v=1791279933"},{"product_id":"22630","title":"\"The Conquering Hero: Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson's victorious flagship HMS Vanguard towed into Naples by HMS Thalia, 22nd September 1798 after The Battle of The Nile\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 x 36 inches (66 x 91.5 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed in a hand-finished gold frame with white gesso slip\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld-wide exclusive - only available from Marine Artists\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaarten Platje has recreated one of the great moments in the extraordinary life of Horatio Nelson in the aftermath of one of the greatest and most important British naval victories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his stunning victory over the French fleet at The Battle of The Nile Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson was about to become the most famous and dashing British naval hero. He would be ennobled by Britain and showered with titles and honours by many other countries. However his flagship at the battle, HMS \u003cem\u003eVanguard\u003c\/em\u003e, had been terribly damged not only by the battle but also by two severe storms. Thus the flagship of the victor of The Nile had to be towed into Naples by the beautiful frigate \u003cem\u003eThalia\u003c\/em\u003e for repairs. This is the scene Maarten has painted; to the left can be seen a ship of the Royal Neapolitan Navy, flying their flag, and in the right background is a badly damaged British ship, the \u003cem\u003eAlexander\u003c\/em\u003e, awaiting repair. A lovely Royal Neapolitan barge, also flying their flag, approaches \u003cem\u003eVanguard\u003c\/em\u003e. The British flagship flies a white ensign because Nelson, although an admiral of the blue, had ordered white to be flown in the battle, believing them to be more easily recognisable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet this day was highly important for Nelson apart from the glory of his victory, for it was on this day that he met Emma Hamilton again and their famous affair was kindled. Naples was in wild and ecstatic celebration of the victory and Emma, wife of the British Envoy Sir William Hamilton was almost mad with excitement. She and Sir William went out in the Royal Barge with King Ferdinand IV of Naples and the Royal Family to greet the returning hero and it is reported that Emma fainted clean away on meeting Nelson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaarten Platje has succeeded in uniting several strands in this exceptional and lovely painting. There is the meticulous rendering of these beautiful and intricate ships (the detail in this painting is incredible and should be studied closely); the depiction of the exotic old harbour in strong sunlight; a very interesting presentation of the other side of warfare, showing the terrible damage inflicted on ships by enormous guns and powerful storms; and alongside this is a brilliantly rendered sense of human emotions, because we know that this day, as well as a celebration of victory, was the start of one of the world’s most famous love affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the original painting or reserve it \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Mayes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e+44(0)79 4179 8655\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe price includes professional shipping, delivery \u0026amp; insurance to any address world-wide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description available on request\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MAARTEN PLATJE (Dutch, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting, including free delivery worldwide","offer_id":55616629309782,"sku":"AM03-22630","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Platje_20-_20Naples_20Vanguard_20-_20JP_20-_20framed_20large_20stamped_20-_20DSC_8398_20copy_d5a09951-a774-401d-9bc9-72096fb101b0.jpg?v=1791279935"},{"product_id":"22631","title":"\"'I have their hearts now!': HMS Victory off the Isle of Wight, Lord Nelson going aboard, 14th September 1805, HMS Euryalus in attendance\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.5 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed in a hand-finished gold frame with a white gesso slip\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld-wide exclusive - only available from Marine Artists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist-Signed Limited Editions available on paper or canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Maarten Platje’s monumental “The Hero” series of pictures depicting \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003eVictory \u003c\/i\u003eand Nelson in the year of 1805.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moment depicted is when Nelson boarded \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e, lying off the Isle of Wight, and prepared to leave England for what turned out to be the last time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe date is September the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 1805. Nelson had taken a chaise the previous evening, leaving behind Emma Hamilton and his daughter Horatia. “…at half-past ten drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which I hold dear in this world to go to serve my king and country” he wrote in his journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArriving in Portsmouth at six in the morning, Nelson breakfasted at The George hotel, held meetings and then walked with some companions and by a roundabout route to avoid the thickest of the cheering crowds, down to the boats and his barge on the beach. Despite their precautions, there was a large crowd of well-wishers on the beach and, as the boats pushed off, three great cheers rose from them. It is reported that Nelson said to Captain Hardy “I had their huzzas before; I have their hearts now!” This confirmation that he was now loved by the British as the man who could save them, as opposed to merely honoured and respected by the country for his previous great victories, clearly meant a great deal to Nelson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Maarten’s beautiful painting we see Nelson going aboard his refurbished flagship for the last time. The time is about 11.30 a.m. and Nelson climbs the ladder himself despite his handicap of having only one arm. The only other ship ready to sail with Victory is Captain Blackwood’s beautiful frigate \u003ci\u003eEuryalus \u003c\/i\u003ewhich we see to the left of \u003ci\u003eVictory \u003c\/i\u003eand which was to play such a vital role during the night preceding Trafalgar. The last smoke from a salute fired by the frigate hangs in the still air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 8 a.m. the next morning the two mighty ships got under way and passed down the Solent into the Channel. The very slight breeze meant that they remained for a long time in sight of England before departing for Nelson to meet his destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarine Artists and Maarten Platje are extremely grateful for help received in researching this painting from the Nelson Society www.nelson-society.com, in particular the Society Historian Lt. Col. Ray Aldis and from Peter Goodwin, the peerless authority on all things Nelson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eo buy the original painting or reserve it \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Mayes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e+44(0)79 4179 8655\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe price includes professional shipping, delivery \u0026amp; insurance to any address world-wide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description available on request\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MAARTEN PLATJE (Dutch, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting, including free delivery worldwide","offer_id":55616629342550,"sku":"AM04-22631","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Platje_20-_20Victory_20and_20Euryalus_20-_20large_20stamped_281_29_095b3a0f-3b18-46ef-b896-6f1b3527f30a.jpg?v=1791279936"},{"product_id":"22709","title":"\"A Victim of the Sea Wolf: Lord Cochrane's Speedy brings a prize into Port Mahon\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 5\/8 x 29 1\/3 inches (55 x 74.5 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed in a hand-finished gilt frame with white gesso slip\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld-wide exclusive - only available from Marine Artists\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommander Lord Cochrane took command of the 14-gun brig \u003ci\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/i\u003e in March 1800. Although he thought her “little more than a burlesque of a vessel of war”, Cochrane and \u003ci\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/i\u003e terrorised the French and Spanish in the western Mediterranean, taking over fifty prizes. Cochrane himself is supposed to have become known to the French as \u003ci\u003ele loup de mer \u003c\/i\u003e(the Sea Wolf) so great was the fear inspired by his reputation as a raider.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Maarten Platje’s romantic and atmospheric painting we see \u003ci\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/i\u003e returning by moonlight from a cruising raid, bringing a prize back to \u003ci\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/i\u003e’s base at Port Mahon in Minorca.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis picture sums up the thrill, danger and excitement of operating a small, under-gunned ship in largely hostile seas against greatly superior opponents. Lit only by a bright, full moon and lamp light on deck, we see Cochrane and his crews slipping back to their home port, triumphant but always vigilant. Although a night scene, the impression is not of darkness and there is exceptional detail to be seen in the ships, cannon, rigging and figures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCochrane and \u003ci\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/i\u003e are so famous for the extraordinary taking of the Spanish frigate \u003ci\u003eEl Gamo\u003c\/i\u003e, immortalised in fact and in Patrick O’Brian’s fiction, that it can be forgotten that \u003ci\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/i\u003e had a very dashing career before she was commanded by Cochrane. Captured by the French in 1794 and regained the following year, she saw frantic actions against superior odds under Commanders Downman and Brenton (later of HMS \u003ci\u003eSpartan\u003c\/i\u003e fame) before Cochrane took over. It could be said that the little ship brought the best out of dashing and resourceful commanders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sea Wolf himself lived a life at this time completely in keeping with his reputation. As well as taking so many prizes, Cochrane fought a duel in Malta in February 1801 with a French Royalist, who he wounded. May that year saw the incredible capture of \u003ci\u003eEl Gamo\u003c\/i\u003e. But in early July something occurred that is at odds with the Cochrane myth – \u003ci\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/i\u003e and Cochrane were overtaken by a strong French force under Admiral Linois and Cochrane struck his colours.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExchanged shortly afterwards, Cochrane faced his second court-martial and was acquitted honourably for the loss of his ship. For the spirited British \u003ci\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/i\u003e, though, it was the end. 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This exceptional painting by Maarten Platje shows Pellew’s 36-gun frigate HMS \u003ci\u003eNymphe\u003c\/i\u003e (originally French-built and captured by the British in 1780) taking on the formidable French frigate \u003ci\u003eCléopâtre\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis quick and very fierce action – the epitome perhaps of a dashing frigate fight and a British victory – was notable as making the reputation of Captain Pellew and provoking wild excitement and celebration in Britain because it was the first naval victory of the French war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the French Republic’s declaration of war against Britain in February 1793, two frigates were ordered to patrol from Falmouth to counter-act the actions of two French frigates, \u003ci\u003eCléopâtre \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSémillante\u003c\/i\u003e, who were attacking British shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly on the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June Pellew’s \u003ci\u003eNymphe\u003c\/i\u003e sighted \u003ci\u003eCléopâtre \u003c\/i\u003eabout twenty miles off the coast of Devon at Start Point and gave chase, soon overhauling the French ship whose captain, Jean Mullon, turned to give battle at about 6.15 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth ships were more heavily armed than might have been expected; \u003ci\u003eNymphe\u003c\/i\u003e carried perhaps twelve 24-pounder carronades on her upper deck while \u003ci\u003eCléopâtre \u003c\/i\u003eis thought to have had forty guns of various calibres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very intense fight now commenced; around 7 a.m. \u003ci\u003eCléopâtre \u003c\/i\u003elost her mizzen mast and wheel – four successive helmsmen were killed at their post – and Mullon, her captain, was mortally wounded. \u003ci\u003eCléopâtre\u003c\/i\u003e, losing control, swung into \u003ci\u003eNymphe\u003c\/i\u003e and became entangled from which situation Pellew’s boarding parties stormed the ship and captured her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eNymphe\u003c\/i\u003e brought her prize into Portsmouth on the 20\u003csup style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, she and Pellew were welcomed with intense celebrations. 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This painting summarises all the greatest qualities of fearless dash for which Cochrane was known and loved and is an important work of historical marine art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e May 1806, Lord Cochrane was in command of HMS \u003ci\u003ePallas\u003c\/i\u003e, a 32-gun frigate although probably carrying greater firepower, off the Isle d’Aix in the estuary of the Gironde river. He had been raiding French shipping and coasts, causing havoc with absurdly daring night attacks and cutting-out expeditions, often using his own multi-oared galley to bring his raiding parties inshore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this day it was seen that the large French 40-gun frigate\u003ci\u003e Minerve\u003c\/i\u003e was sitting beneath the protection of the Aix battery, backed up by three French brigs. 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