The Battle of the Nile: Destruction of 'L'Orient', 1 August 1798

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An unfinished painting of the Battle of the Nile. Nelson's decisive victory over the French led to the disintegration of Napoleon's army by isolating it, securing British control of the Mediterranean and ensuring the retaking of Malta from the French. To the right is a close-up of the port-side bow of the French 'La Spartiate', 70 guns. Its main mast split and broke, sending the sailors in the rigging crashing down over the side; they are shown clinging to, or falling off, the mast. Other sailors pull their comrades back aboard. In the right foreground, under the broken mast, a sailor is dragged into a boat containing an apparently dead French officer supported by two sailors. In the left foreground, is the bow of a boat full of sailors, with a lieutenant pointing towards the stricken ship.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The Battle of the Nile: Destruction of 'L'Orient', 1 August 1798

Date

1825

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 103.4 x W 123.2 cm

Accession number

BHC0510

Work type

Painting

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