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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")

Topic: Exterior\Waterscape\Seascape; Vehicle\Ship; Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States; Stephen Decatur Jr.: Male; Stephen Decatur Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer; Stephen Decatur Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\War of 1812; Stephen Decatur Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal; Portrait

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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