The painting shows the quarter-deck of Duncan's flagship, 'Venerable', viewed from the port side, with Duncan, de Winter and Captain Fairfax of the 'Venerable' standing in the centre. Duncan is on the right facing left, in full-dress uniform with the sash and star of the Order of the Bath. He holds his hat in his left hand and his right hand prepares to receive de Winter's sword. Fairfax introduces de Winter to Duncan. Standing in profile to the right, de Winter is shown conceding his sword to Duncan. In the background to the left, a lieutenant holds a speaking trumpet. There is a gun crew running out a gun, and men in the mizzen shrouds and netting. The seaman pulling at a fallen flag on the anti-boarding netting may be intended to represent Jack Crawford, though Duncan's command flag at Camperdown was plain blue and the incident occurred earlier in the action. In the right foreground, a gun carriage has the ensign of the Dutch flagship 'Vrijheid', 74 guns, thrown over it.
The group watching the surrender include a sailor, drummer and a boy seaman with his back to the viewer. To their left and immediately behind Duncan is a boy in a tam o'shanter, presumably his servant. Two marine officers are on the companionway to the poop, which is crowded with people. In the background are several ships: one, the Dutch 'Hercules', 64 guns, is shown on fire. Drummond's interpretation positions the figures in highly stylized attitudes. Figures encircling the main action in the foreground resemble a frieze: limbs, backs and elbows form a rhythmic counterpoint to the static main action. In the foreground the artist intentionally arrests the eye with a still life of ropes, a hat, cannon balls and ship's equipment. The painting was exhibited at the British Institution in 1827 and is one of four similarly patriotic works competitively commissioned by the B.I. at £500 each for the Naval Gallery at Greenwich during its early years.The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose.
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