File:First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government.jpg

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English: Photo #: 80-G-K-21225 (color)

"First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government", 14 February 1778

Painting in oils by Edward Moran, 1898. It depicts the Continental Navy Ship Ranger, commanded by Captain John Paul Jones, receiving the salute of a French squadron under La Motte Picquet, with his flag on Robuste (1758), at Quiberon Bay, France, 14 February 1778.
Earlier in the month, after receipt of news of the victory at Saratoga, France recognized the independence of the American colonies and signed a treaty of alliance with them.

The original painting is in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Edward Moran  (1829–1901)  wikidata:Q966864
 
Edward Moran
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eduard moran; ed. moran; Moran; edw. moran; e. moran
Description American painter
Date of birth/death 19 August 1829 Edit this at Wikidata 8 June 1901 / 9 June 1901 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bolton Edit this at Wikidata New York City Edit this at Wikidata
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current15:36, 14 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 15:36, 14 June 20124,980 × 2,800 (1.34 MB)JMOprof (talk | contribs)This "Hi-Res" JPG image has been cleaned to mitigate dust and other significant imaging flaws. Details of the original painting are unchanged. Work performed by the US Naval History & Heritage Command. Frame cropped by the uploader.
15:34, 14 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 15:34, 14 June 2012900 × 525 (62 KB)JMOprof (talk | contribs)Medium sized, with caption.
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