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Description: | 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.
Box Title: D.83 M1055-59, 61-64. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings Pocock Nicholas | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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