Napoleon Bonaparte being transferred from the 'Bellerophon' to the 'Northumberland' at Torbay, August 1815
Thomas Luny, 1816

On the afternoon of August 7th, Lord Keith in the 'Tonnant's' barge took General Bonaparte, General Bertrand and his wife, General Moutholon and his wife, General Gourgand and Count de Las Cases to the 'Northumberland' and after delivering them into the charge of Sir George Cockburn, he returned to the 'Tonnant'.
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Title of artwork, date
Napoleon Bonaparte being transferred from the 'Bellerophon' to the 'Northumberland' at Torbay, August 1815, 1816
Date supported
1987
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
52 x 68 cm
Grant
2550
Total cost
11550

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