Sloop PROVIDENCE, John Paul Jones pursued by HM frigate SOLEBY and firing a swivel canon William Gilkerson, Maritime Arts Posted on November 20, 2020 by holmpageOctober 9, 2021 Sloop PROVIDENCE, John Paul Jones pursued by HM frigate SOLEBY and firing a swivel canon. Signed by the artist.Printed from oil on canvas. The action depicts Jones’s dramatic escape from a Royal Navy frigate on September 1, 1776.The original oil painting is on display in the Naval War College Museum in Newport, RI.