HMS Victory Raking the Salvador del Mundo | Thomas Luny | 1810 Size:16"x12" possibly marking a shipping channel

possibly marking a shipping channel

he studied under Simon de Vlieger in Weesp and in 1652 moved back to Amsterdam

carrying surviving crew members and significant scientific collections

The service took several years to establish itself and it was not until 1822 that the line increased sailings to two per month

HMS Victory Raking the Salvador del Mundo | Thomas Luny | 1810 Size:16"x12" possibly marking a shipping channelThis 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