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| Keywords: Porto Bello.jpg George Chambers Snr 1803 - 1840 en This painting is based on an engraving from a panoramic painting by Samuel Scott In the summer of 1739 during a debate in the House of Commons relating to the deteriorating situation with Spain in the West Indies Captain Edward Vernon claimed he could take the Spanish town of Puerto Bello Panama on the north side of the Isthmus of Darien with six ships of the line He was taken at his word promoted to Vice-Admiral and given six ships to redeem his pledge The war became known as the War of Jenkins' Ear The main obstacle to be overcome was the Iron Castle at the northern side of the entrance to the harbour Vernon succeeded in taking the town and in destroying the fortifications and the iron ordnance <br/> This painting shows the attack on the Iron Castle In the left foreground Vernon's flagship 'Burford' 70 guns with Vernon's blue Vice-Admiral's flag at the fore in starboard-quarter view engages the Iron Castle to port and two of the boats are moving in to make a landing Ahead of her are the 'Strafford' 60 guns and the 'Worcester' 60 guns with Commodore Brown in the 'Hampton Court' 70 guns on their right flying his red swallow-tail pennant Puerto Bello can be seen in the right background with gunfire coming from the castle All the Union flags are incorrectly shown as being of the post-1801 pattern 1838 oil canvas cm 66 101 6 National Maritime Museum Not on display http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/11847 html Royal Museums Greenwich object history credit line 73002068 accession number BHC0355 http //www nmm ac uk/collections/explore/object cfm ID BHC0355 www nmm ac uk PD-old-100 George Chambers Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London 1838 paintings 19th-century paintings of naval battles Marine paintings History of the Royal Navy Naval battles involving Spain War of Jenkins' Ear 19th-century sailing ships in paintings | ||||
