English: Detail from the painting (oil on canvas) by Bristol artist Chris Woodhouse of the 36-gun Bristol-built frigate HMS Melampus, commissioned and purchased in 1990 by Bristol City Museum on behalf of Bristol City Council, to be a permanent exhibit in Bristol Industrial Museum in Port of Bristol section to mark the bi-centenary of the building of French Wars frigates in Bristol. The painting was unveiled by the Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain, Sir Peter Palumbo, in 1990 at a ceremony televised by the BBC and ITV, and attended by the Lord Mayor of Bristol and City Councillors.