Héroïsme des marins du vaisseau Le Vengeur commandés par le capitaine Renaudin

Nicolas-Antoine Taunay painted Héroïsme des marins du vaisseau Le Vengeur commandés par le capitaine Renaudin in 1795. The work, an oil on canvas history painting, was created to commemorate the Battle of 2 Prairial. It entered the collection of the Museum of the History of France at the Palace of Versailles, where it remains on display.

The painting was catalogued in the Joconde database as part of the Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon's holdings.

Nicolas-Antoine Taunay's 1795 oil painting, Héroïsme des marins du vaisseau Le Vengeur commandés par le capitaine Renaudin, is held by the Museum of the History of France at the Palace of Versailles. The work is part of the national collections of the Palace of Versailles and Trianon, located in Versailles, France. Its official inventory reference within the Joconde database is 000PE011327.

The painting depicts the naval engagement of 1 June 1794, also known as the Battle of 2 Prairial or the Glorious First of June.

Created in 1798 by French artist Nicolas‑Antoine Taunay, this oil on canvas records a dramatic moment from the naval clash of 1 June 1794. The composition centers on the French warship Vengeur du Peuple, caught in a burst of cannon fire and turmoil. The work belongs to the tradition of history painting and is presently conserved in the collection of the Palace of Versailles.

The painting references the Glorious First of June, a pivotal naval engagement between the French and British fleets during the Revolutionary era. By focusing on the Vengeur du Peuple, a ship that famously sank after a fierce fight, Taunay aligns his work with contemporary narratives of patriotic sacrifice and the valorization of the French navy in the late 1790s.