Bombardment of Acre, 1840
Framed watercolour with scraped highlights entitled: 'Bombardment of Acre, 1840' or alternatively 'Acre'. The ships depicted are: 'Bellerophon', 'Princess Charlotte', 'Powerful', 'Thunderer', 'Revenge' and 'Gorgon'.
Object Details
| ID: | PAJ2847 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Leatham, William J. |
| Places: | Acre |
| Events: | Egyptian–Ottoman War: Battle of St Jean D'Acre, 1840 |
| Vessels: | Bellerophon (1786); Powerful (1826) H.M.S. Thunderer Revenge (1805) Pique (1834) Gorgon (1837) Princess Charlotte (1825) |
| Date made: | February 1851 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Frame: 540 mm x 765 mm x 40 mm;Image: 448 x 677 mm |