HMS Victory Raking the Salvador del Mundo | Thomas Luny | 1810 Size:16"x12" carrying surviving crew members and

carrying surviving crew members and significant scientific collections

As Sylph disappeared while en route from Hong Kong to Calcutta

24’’ x 24’’ Inches = 60 cm x 60 cm

landscapes and portraits at the Dutch Factory of Dejima

during the Greek War of Independence (1821–32)

HMS Victory Raking the Salvador del Mundo | Thomas Luny | 1810 Size:16"x12" carrying surviving crew members andThis painting depicts a dramatic moment during the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797, where HMS Victory, the flagship of Admiral Sir John Jervis, is shown delivering a powerful raking broadside against the Spanish warship Salvador del Mundo. Victory fires from a strategic position, sending smoke billowing across the scene, while Salvador del Mundo bears the brunt of the attack, its sails and hull visibly impacted. The battle was a key