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Murat Defeating the Turkish Army at Aboukir

Datec. 1805
Object PlaceFrance, Western Europe, Europe
MediumOil on canvas, mounted on board
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions54 1/2 × 34 3/4 inches (138.43 × 88.27 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb
Object number49.337
DescriptionCavalry battle scene. French horsemen advance from the left, Turkish soldiers retreat to the right. Ranking officer with drawn sword, bicorn hat with gold trim, center, on white horse. Right background, walled Turkish citadel with two minarets. On the horizon, French frigates approach.
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Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, European Painting Storage, Screen 2, A
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: Anonymous sale, Lebrun, rue de Clery, Paris, May 21, 1828 Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot, sale Hotel des Venter Mobilieres, Paris, Feb 20, 1847, no 21 (bought by Cambaceres) Marie-Jean-Pierre-Hubert, duc de Cambaceres, Paris 1847 Edouard Napoleon Cesar Edmond Mortier, duc de Trevise, Paris, 1935 Julius Weitzner, New York