The Royal Navy ships were very close in appearance at this period. The livery of HMS Victory represents the Napoleonic Period appearance, a bit more less colorful than the period of the Revolution.
I know that the replica team did extensive research on the colorations and the pigments used. I do not know that much about the French Navy, but I was someone surprised to see the saturation on the pigments used. The Royal Navy used natural pigments and purchased paint on competitive bids, so they got lower quality. Those pigments were on the earthier end of the spectrum. The exceptions occurred when Captains used their own funds to buy paints that were brighter and in differents tints not available in Royal Yards.
I don’t know about where the French got their lumber but the British claimed white pines in the colonies as property of the king. (for masts)
This severely restricted colonists ability to grow their farms as well as left them with lower quality lumber. It eventually led to the Pine tree riot in 1772 New Hampshire.
Was this ship the one used to film the Hornblower series a few years ago?