The Battle of Navarino
by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
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);
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February 14th, 2011
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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.