Nova Scotia Archives
Brigs and Barques: Images and Artworks from the Age of Sail
''HMS Shannon leading her prize, the American Frigate Chesapeake into Halifax Harbour, on the 6th June 1813''
A series of four lithographs depicting the capture of the USS Chesapeake by HMS Shannon, off Halifax, June 1813, during the War of 1812-15.
Date: 1813
Artist: John Christian Schetky
Reference: Documentary Art Collection Nova Scotia Archives 1979-147 142.4 / negative no.: N-2301 CN-1139