Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast | Thomas Buttersworth | 1810 16th Century of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish

of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War that resulted in the assault and capture by English soldiers and sailors of the Spanish colony city of Cartagena de Indias (now part of Colombia) governed by Pedro de Bustos on the Spanish Main

The village of Pill

with many delayed and sailing in a second squadron

after which the battle is named

laid down in 1813 and launched on 20 October 1820

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast | Thomas Buttersworth | 1810 16th Century of the recently declared Anglo-SpanishThe painting "Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast" by Thomas Buttersworth, created around 1810, is a dramatic representation of a maritime disaster. The central focus of the artwork is a grand ship caught in the perilous grip of the sea, having been dashed against a rocky coast. Its masts are broken, and the hull is severely damaged, signifying the destructive power of nature. Buttersworth's use of dark, stormy clouds against a backdrop of light creates a