{"product_id":"32935","title":"\"HMS Achilles landing troops at Belle Isle, 1761\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatercolour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 x 22 inches (41 x 56 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 \u0026amp; Glazed with Artglass non-reflective glass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHMS \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eAchilles, \u003c\/i\u003ea 60-gun ship built at Harwich in 1757, had early success in actions against the French 64 \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eRaisonnable\u003c\/i\u003e and the 60-gun \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eComte de\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eSt Florentine\u003c\/i\u003e. In the Spring of 1761 under Capt. Samuel Barrington she was assigned to Admiral Keppel’s squadron for the audacious assault on Belle Isle, just off the south coast of Brittany. After initial setbacks the island was taken and remained in British hands until the end of the Seven Years War. Here we see the \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eAchilles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003ePrince of Orange\u003c\/i\u003e assembling troops in “flat boats” before the landing at Port Andro on April 8\u003csup style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAchilles \u003c\/em\u003eis flying what appears to be a Dutch flag but was in fact a pre-agreed signal of identification among the squadron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Mayes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- or buy direct through our secure website\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description available on request \/ VAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MARK MYERS, PPRSMA (American-British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Watercolour","offer_id":55616633012566,"sku":"-32935","price":2550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Myers_20-_20HMS_20Achilles_20-_20stamped_22677f01-f212-4d9c-ab82-3c782ad1d5c1.jpg?v=1791279953","url":"https:\/\/marineartists.co.uk\/products\/32935","provider":"Marine Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}