Signed: Rossel, pinxt.; Dequevauviller, Sculpt. Depiction of the aftermath of the battle between the French frigate Surveillante and the English frigate Quebec, off the Brittany coast. The fierceness of the battle and chivalry shown on both sides as the Quebec exploded and sunk was memorialized in literature and art. The scene shows British and French sailors, many naked, clinging to lifeboats while other are repelling off the sides of the burning Quebec. Rossel de Cercy collaborated with the engraver Dequevauviller on a planned series of eighteen engravings of French naval engagements during the American revolutionary war to be dedicated to the King, but ultimately only three engravings were completed. See also BROAD L2018F188m (https://cdm16923.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16923coll7/id/111/rec/32) and P&E L2022S1ff (https://cdm16923.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16923coll5/id/305/rec/58).