Bilde

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Slaget på Reden var et søslag mellem en britisk og en dansk flåde den 2. april 1801. Det fandt sted ved Københavns Red, en åben ankerplads ud for København. I over 4 timer kæmpede danske søfolk mod briterne, en på alle måder overlegen fjende, der havde 1058 kanoner mod danskernes 630. Det danske nederlag ødelagde landets flåde og tvang det danske rige til at opgive sin lukrative neutralitet i Revolutionskrigene.

(Kilde: http://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/slaget-paa-reden-1801/)

Eierskap

Produksjon: 1801 - 1802 (Tidspunkt for angrepet på Københavns Red.)

• HistoryDodd started his career as a landscape painter, but after gaining some recognition in this field, specialised in marine scenes. Living in Wapping, London, he had plenty of material to hand in the way of ships, docks and wharfs, and much of his work includes scenes of the River Thames and naval dockyards. Other themes include battles and actions of the French Revolutionary Wars and the American War of Independence, prominently including a large canvas of the battle of the First of June for the dining room of his local inn, the Half Way House, in Commercial Road, London; the paining is now at the National Maritime Museum. Although much of his work was subsequently engraved by other artists, he also engraved and published over 100 aquatints of his own work. His use of light effects, particularly the contrasts between the sun's rays and the dark clouds, or the fire against the smoke of battle, convey the drama and activity of a sea battle. Although technically accurate and meticulous, his artistic talents were somewhat eclipsed by the greatest of his peers, and it is his contribution to the historical record that is his greatest legacy.
• Tilholdssted,Storbritannia England London
• ProfessionForlegger Marinemaler, gravør
• Alternative namesR. Dodd R. Dodd fecit (Fecit, han (hun) har gjort/laget det.)
• GenderMann
• NationalityStorbritannia
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