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A depiction of the moment that the powerful French warship, L'Orient, exploded during the Battle of the Nile (1-2 August 1798). Oil on canvas by Mather Brown, 1825.
National Maritime Museum, London.
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Original image by Mather Brown. Uploaded by Harrison W. Mark, published on 01 June 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Brown, M. (2023, June 01). Destruction of L'Orient, 1 August 1798. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17481/destruction-of-lorient-1-august-1798/
Chicago Style
Brown, Mather. "Destruction of L'Orient, 1 August 1798." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 01, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17481/destruction-of-lorient-1-august-1798/.
MLA Style
Brown, Mather. "Destruction of L'Orient, 1 August 1798." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 Jun 2023. Web. 26 Dec 2024.
