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Naval Engagement between the British and French Fleets in the Bay of Algesiras, July 5, 1801, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Roux, Antoine 1765-1835 (copy after)  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square Salem Massachusetts 01970 Accession Number: M10264
Date:
1801
Notes:
Brewington, "Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum," Salem, MA: Peabody Museum of Salem, 1968, pg. 291.
Summary:
Waterscape depicting a harbor crowded with sailing French and British sailing vessels, some engulfed in clouds of smoke as they fire their cannons.
Topic:
Waterscape--Boat  Search this
Waterscape--Bay  Search this
Waterscape--Harbor  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Sailing Ship  Search this
Landscape--Coast  Search this
Object--Weapon--Cannon  Search this
Control number:
IAP 22661336
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_374317