Lot 25 · The Marine Sale
Captain Richard Bowen's 38-gun frigate Terpsichore engaging the mighty 136-gun Spanish 4-decker Santissima Trinidad on 1st March 1797, two weeks after the battle of Cape St. Vincent
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,378–$17,066
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 18 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1199799
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Christian Schetky, Captain Richard Bowen's 38-gun frigate Terpsichore engaging the mighty 136-gun Spanish 4-decker Santissima Trinidad on 1st March 1797, two weeks after the battle of Cape St. Vincent. Bonhams, 18 Apr 2018, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1199799.
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John Christian Schetky, Captain Richard Bowen's 38-gun frigate Terpsichore engaging the mighty 136-gun Spanish 4-decker Santissima Trinidad on 1st March 1797, two weeks after the battle of Cape St. Vincent. Bonhams, 18 Apr 2018, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1199799.
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