Thomas Birch, 1812 - Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise - fine art print

What does the website of the Art Institute Chicago say about the 19th century artwork created by Thomas Birch? (© Copyright - by Art Institute Chicago - Art Institute Chicago)

At the turn of the 19th century, conflict arose between the United States of America and the North African Barbary State of Tripoli. President Thomas Jefferson refused to continue to pay tribute or ransom to Tripoli to prevent the pirating of American merchant ships sailing in the Mediterranean Sea. Jefferson dispatched the American ship Enterprise to the Tripolitan waters as a sign of resistance just as Tripoli increased its tribute demands and declared war against the United States. Thomas Birch, an early specialist in maritime painting, captured the battle between the Enterprise and a Tripolitan cruiser in the Mediterranean’s dark, violent waters. The break in the clouds sheds light on this conflict and illuminates Birch’s fine details and precise rendering of these ships.

This modern art artpiece "Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise" was created by the master Thomas Birch in 1812. The over 200 year-old original measures the size: 45,1 × 65,1 cm (17 3/4 × 25 5/8 in) and was manufactured with the medium oil on canvas. It was inscribed with the following text: on back: "Capture of the Corsair Tripoli by the / Enterprise under Sterrett and Porter / Off Malta August 1803 / T. Birch, Pinxit.". Furthermore, this piece of art belongs to the Art Institute Chicago's digital collection, which is one of the world’s great art museums, housing a collection that spans centuries and the globe. With courtesy of: Art Institute Chicago (public domain). Creditline of the artwork: Through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection. What is more, the alignment of the digital reproduction is landscape and has a ratio of 4 : 3, which means that the length is 33% longer than the width.

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