The Sinking of the Russian Battleship St. Evstafius in the naval Battle of Chesma

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Hackert Jacob Philipp - The Sinking of the Russian Battleship St. Evstafius in the naval Battle of Chesma
Number:009400
Title:The Sinking of the Russian Battleship St. Evstafius in the naval Battle of Chesma
Artist: Hackert, Jacob Philipp (1737-1807)
Museum: State Open-air Museum Peterhof, St. Petersburg
Method: Oil on canvas
Created: 1771
School: Germany
Category: History
Trend in art: Classicism
Keywords: War, Russian History, Turkey, German Painting, Russian fleet, Ottoman Empire, Greek War of Independence, Ottoman armada, Naval battle, History of Russia, Naval Battle of Chesma, Battle of Chesma, Chesma, Chesma Bay, Wars, Destruction of Turkish fleet, Turkish fleet, Russo-Turkish War, Empress Catherine II, Catherine the Great, Count Aleksey Orlov, Orlov, Alexey Orlov, Chesme, Ottoman fleet