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The Landing of British Troops at Aboukir

The Landing of British Troops at Aboukir
ArtistPhilip James de Loutherbourg
Year1802
TypeOil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions106.4 cm × 152.8 cm (41.9 in × 60.2 in)
LocationScottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

The Landing of British Troops at Aboukir is an 1802 history painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg.[1] It depicts the Battle of Abukir fought on 8 March 1801 during the French invasion of Egypt. British forces led by Ralph Abercromby made an amphibious landing, but came under intense fire from French troops. The British took casualties, but made a successful landing and two weeks later won a further victory at the Battle of Alexandria. Although Abercromby does not appear in the scene himself, it features depictions of the Royal Navy officer Sidney Smith and the British Army officer Eyre Coote.[2]

The engraver Luigi Schiavonetti produced a print based on the painting in 1804.[3] Today the painting is in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh, having been acquired in 1986.[4] Loutherbourg produced The Battle of Alexandria, a companion piece featuring another battle from the Egyptian campaign which is also in the collection.[5]

References

  1. ^ Clifford p.110
  2. ^ https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/8223
  3. ^ https://www.rct.uk/collection/770256-a/the-landing-of-the-british-troops-in-egypt
  4. ^ https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/8223
  5. ^ https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/8222/battle-alexandria-21-march-1801

Bibliography

  • Clifford, Timothy. Choice: Twenty-one Years of Collecting for Scotland. National Galleries of Scotland, 2005.
  • Mallinson, Allan. The Making Of The British Army. Random House, 2009.
  • Reid, Stuart. Egypt 1801: The End of Napoleon's Eastern Empire. Frontline Books, 2021.
  • Russell, Gillian & Ramsey, Neil. Tracing War in British Enlightenment and Romantic Culture. Springer, 2016.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landing_of_British_Troops_at_Aboukir