The Battle of Lagos | Richard Paton | 1760 Size:18"x12" The painting was commissioned from

The painting was commissioned from Chambers by E

A painting showing the hulk of the wooden frigate 'Leonidas' anchored near Upnor on the Medway in Kent

was a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War

the British frigate in the painting and HMS Endymion were painted all black which was extremely unusual for ships of that size at the time

full colour graphics or illustrations

The Battle of Lagos | Richard Paton | 1760 Size:18"x12" The painting was commissioned fromThe naval Battle of Lagos took place between a British fleet commanded by Sir Edward Boscawen and a French fleet under Jean Franois de La Clue Sabran over two days in 1759 during the Seven Years' War. They fought south west of the Gulf of Cdiz on 18 August and to the east of the small Portuguese port of Lagos, after which the battle is named, on 19 August. La Clue was attempting to evade Boscawen and bring the French Mediterranean Fleet into the