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The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798: view from near Aboukir Fort
A rough but vigorous pencil sketch of the night-time climax of the battle, at the point the French flagship 'L'Orient' blew up about 10.30 pm. The viewpoint is looking south-east, probably from one of the small islets north-east of the Aboukir fort (see PAH0143), which is shown with its mosque minaret on the right. In the left foreground, drawn up on the shore, a local Egyptian fishing boat is nearby with a few people on board. They are watching the battle. The explosion of 'L'Orient' is indicated by swirling lines and flying fragments above this boat. Exhibited: NMM Pocock exhib. (1975) no.84 as 'The Fort of Aboukir' where the paper is recorded as having part of a Whatman Turkey Mill watermark.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD8741 |
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| Collection: | Fine art; Special collections |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pocock, Nicholas |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1798?-1808 |
| People: | Pocock, Nicholas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 151 mm x 245 mm |
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