The Capture of Puerto Bello
| The Capture of Puerto Bello | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Samuel Scott |
| Year | 1740 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, historical maritime painting |
| Dimensions | 208.3 cm × 276.9 cm (82.0 in × 109.0 in) |
| Location | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich |
The Capture of Puerto Bello is a 1740 history maritime painting by the British artist Samuel Scott. It depicts the Battle of Porto Bello in November 1739, the opening act of the War of Jenkins' Ear between Great Britain and Spain. The Royal Navy admiral Edward Vernon led a force to seize the strategic Spanish settlement of Portobelo in Panama. Scott, a noted painter of seascapes before he later specialised in views of the River Thames, portrays the action from a panoramic distance.[1] Today the painting is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.[2] The attack on the port was also notably painted again in 1838 by George Chambers, a work also in the collection at Greenwich.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "The Capture of Puerto Bello, 21 November 1739 | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ "The Capture of Puerto Bello, 21 November 1739 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ "The Capture of Puerto Bello, 21 November 1739 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
Bibliography
- Bonehill, John. (ed.) Art for the Nation: The Oil Paintings Collections of the National Maritime Museum. National Maritime Museum, 2006.
- Sholvin, John. Trading with the Enemy: Britain, France, and the 18th-Century Quest for a Peaceful World Order. Yale University Press, 2021.