Don’t give up that ship!

ca. 1840

45.7 cm 52 cm

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Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813) was mortally wounded on May 6, 1813, during an engagement in the War of 1812 between his ship, the USS "Chesapeake," and the British frigate HMS "Shannon." While being carried below deck, Lawrence is said to have uttered his last command-"Don...

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Virginia Miller (Mrs. Hush King); Sale, Chapellier Galleries, New York, 1969; Walters Art Museum, 1969, by purchase.
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