3103678 Captain George Farmer\'s heroism at the Action of 6 October 1779 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain George Farmer\'s heroism at the Action of 6 October 1779. The Action of 6 October 1779 was a naval engagement fought off Ushant between the British frigate HMS Quebec and the French frigate Surveillante. After furious exchanges of fire the Quebec was destroyed when her magazine exploded after a fire on board. Illustration from The History of England, by Oliver Goldsmith, Mr Morell, the Reverend Isaac Sloper and Thomas Bartlett (George Virtue, London, 1837).); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection.