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THBHistoric Lithograph Color Print Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard, Sept 23, 1779
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American Revolution
"The Action Between the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard, September 23, 1779" Historic Lithograph Print
c. 1879, Historic Color Lithograph Print titled, "The Action Between the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard, September 23, 1779", engraved by R. Whitechurch after a painting by James Hamilton, Jones famous for the quotation, "I have not yet begun to fight!", Framed, Extremely Fine.
This impressive Colorful Print measuring a large 21" x 32" (by sight), matted and presented in an old antique gilt painted wood frame to an overall size of 32.5" x 42.75." This historic Color Lithograph shows the intense nighttime battle between the two warships, the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard, on September 23, 1779. In this celebrated Revolutionary War Naval battle the American Captain John Paul Jones won the battle but lost his ship. In a memorable 3 1/2-hour duel the American commander answered a challenge to surrender early in the battle with the famous quotation, "I have not yet begun to fight!" We have not examined the print out of the frame, but it appears to be in excellent condition save for some marginal foxing and creases in the lower mat edge. The frame is in somewhat worn condition, the print under glass, and should likely be replaced as desired. Overall, a fantastic display piece of this remarkable naval battle.
Bonhomme Richard, formerly named "Duc de Duras," was a warship in the Continental Navy. She was originally an East Indiaman, a merchant ship built in France for the French East India Company in 1765, for service between France and Asia. She was placed at the disposal of John Paul Jones on 4 February 1779, by King Louis XVI of France as a result of a loan to the United States by French shipping magnate Jacques-Donatien Le Ray. The Bonhomme Richard was procured for John Paul Jones by Col Stephen Moylan.
Engagement between Bonhomme Richard and Serapis, (Sept. 23, 1779), in the American Revolution, notable American naval victory, won off the east coast of England by Captain John Paul Jones. Challenged by a large combined French and Spanish fleet, the British Navy was too preoccupied to prevent American interference with its merchant marine in the Atlantic. Operating from French bases, Jones led a small fleet around the British Isles from August to October 1779.
Sighting two enemy ships of war conveying merchantmen loaded with naval stores, Jones's Bonhomme Richard engaged the British frigate Serapis, commanded by Captain Richard Pearson, in a memorable 3 1/2-hour duel. The American commander answered a challenge to surrender early in the battle with the famous quotation, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
The slaughter on both sides was great; an estimated 150 Americans and nearly as many British were killed or wounded. Despite the fact that his ship was sinking (later Jones moved his command to the Serapis), Jones outlasted his adversary and forced a surrender.
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