The Battle of Navarino is a painting by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky which was uploaded on February 14th, 2011.
The Battle of Navarino
The Battle of Navarino, 20th October 1827, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900);
Title
The Battle of Navarino
Artist
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The Battle of Navarino, 20th October 1827, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900);
Uploaded
February 14th, 2011
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Comments (1)
Roger Jones
Although this painting admirably captures what one imagines is the terrifying experience of a sea-battle (this was famously the last sea-battle of the age of sail) in reality it was fought with the moored Turkish and Egyptian ships and the Allied ships almost alongside each other - perhaps even more terrifying!. On his first voyage after joining the Royal Navy, my great-grandfather found himself on board the second ship-of-the-line to enter the harbour, HMS Albion.