HMS Tonnant was an 80 gun ship built in Toulon 1791/92 & was captured by Nelsons ships at the battle of the Nile in 1798 after receiving a severe battering, she was refitted in Plymouth in 1801 & as was common to both French & English navies her original name was retained as a trophy snub to each other, Tonnant much of her time at sea from 1803 upto the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 patroling off the Spanish , Portugese and French Atlantic coasts. After the battle of Trafalgar in which she received little damage HMS Tonnant remained in service until she was broken up in 1821 at Plymouth
Grosvenor Fine Art located in Queens Arcade Auckland CBD for 10 years Representing some of NZ's most popular Artists
Welcome to Grosvenor Fine Art Ltd. We hope your visit to our site will be enjoyable. The Grosvenor Gallery is in the Queens Arcade in Downtown Auckland New Zealand. Grosvenor Gallery offer a very good selection of original art by New Zealand Artists. A framing service is also available within the gallery and an excellent range of frame mouldings are available from local manufacturers as well as a Very High quality range imported from England, choices to suit all tastes. We ship paintings all over the world by air using custom made MDF crates lined with protective materials to protect the art work.All shipments are fully insured. The Gallery is open 6 days a week Mon- Fri 10am until 5pm and Saturday from 10am until 3pm . Gallery Telephone
(09) 379-0222 or mobile 021-116-6685 postal address is
P.O.Box 105-749 AUCKLAND 1143