# A Boarding Scene

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CRÉPIN, Louis Philippe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/crpin-louis-philippe-r80129714b56fb4>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 147 x 114 cm

## Commentary

This painting probably depicts a boarding scene between the French boat &#34;Bayonnaise&#34; and the English boat &#34;Embuscade&#34; in the battle that took place on 14 December 1798. It was one of the fiercest episodes of the Franco-British war.

## Related artworks

- [The Fight between the &#34;Lys&#34; and the &#34;Gloire&#34; against the &#34;Cumberland&#34;](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/crpin-louis-philippe-r80129714b56fb4/the-fight-between-the-lys-and-the-gloire-against-the-cumberland-r7414640502a80a>)

## Attribution

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