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Capture of H. B. M. Frigate Macedonian, Capt. J. S. Carden by the U. S. frigate United States, Stephen Decatur, Eqr., Commander

Capture of H. B. M. Frigate Macedonian, Capt. J. S. Carden by the U. S. frigate United States, Stephen Decatur, Eqr., Commander
Artist
Benjamin Tanner, 1775 - 1848
Copy after
Thomas Birch, 1779 - 1851
Sitter
Stephen Decatur Jr., 5 Jan 1779 - 22 Mar 1820
Date
October 25, 1813
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 55 × 69.5 cm (21 5/8 × 27 3/8")
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the McNeil Americana Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2013.139
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
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