Lot Essay
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Details
Louis Philippe Crepin* (French, 1772-1851)
The Battle of Monte-Santo (Mont-Athos); between the Russian fleet, under the command of Admiral Seniavin, and the Turkish flotilla, commanded by Captain-Pasha Seydi-Ali "the Algerian", 19 June 1807
signed and dated 'Crepin/Ft Paris 1827' lower right--oil on canvas
52½ x 78¼in. (133.4 x 198.8cm.)
The Battle of Monte-Santo (Mont-Athos); between the Russian fleet, under the command of Admiral Seniavin, and the Turkish flotilla, commanded by Captain-Pasha Seydi-Ali "the Algerian", 19 June 1807
signed and dated 'Crepin/Ft Paris 1827' lower right--oil on canvas
52½ x 78¼in. (133.4 x 198.8cm.)
Literature
Exhibited
Paris, Salon, 1827, no. 243