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Description

English: A cropped image, focusing on the French flagship, from The Destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798

Date

between 1825 and 1827

Source

Original painting can be seen at Greenwich Hospital Collection (BHC0509), National Maritime Museum. The painting has been published as early as 1882 in: Archer, Thomas (1882) "The Battle of the Nile" in Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History, vol. 2, London: Blackie & Son, pp. between pp.100–101 Retrieved on 15 January 2010.

Author

George Arnald (1766–1841)

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	13:54, 24 February 2015	1,042 × 1,100 (219 KB)	Hohum	Reverted to version as of 23:20, 26 May 2005
	18:59, 23 April 2012	1,042 × 1,100 (307 KB)	Bogomolov.PL	color correction
	23:20, 26 May 2005	1,042 × 1,100 (219 KB)	Rama	The ''Orient'' exploding in Aboukir, lst of August 1798 Artwork by Arnald GEORGE (1763 - 1841) {{PD}} Category:Arnald George