Ambroise Louis GARNERAY (Paris 1783 - 1857) Naval combat, probably the vessel Le Vengeur Canvas Height : 53 cm Width: 76 cm Original palmettes frame Signed and dated lower left "L Garneray 1837". Old restorations Our painting should be seen in conjunction with the two naval battles Garneray exhibited at the 1838 Salon: Le vaisseau le Vengeur (no. 772. Canvas, 80 x 100 cm) and Le Tromphe de Tourville (no. 773). Le Vengeur is described as follows: "In the battle fought on Prairial 13th by the French fleet, commanded by Admiral Villaret de Joyeuse, to the English fleet commanded by Admiral Howe, the 74 vessel Le Vengeur, attacked by superior by superior forces, was dismasted, riddled and taking on water on all sides. The sailors on board nailed their flags to the wreckage of the masts, and the crew assembled on the quarterdeck oath to win or die, and triumphantly carried the colors of France into the abyss. of France into the abyss. " Tourville's Triumph is described as follows: "At the battle of Augusta, the French admiral sent two vessels from the center to the aid of our vanguard, which was in danger. to the aid of our vanguard, which was beginning to weaken, Tourville attacked the Concorde vessel Concorde, dismasting it and forcing it to abandon the battlefield".