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| Keywords: Bombardment of Algiers 1816 by Chambers.jpg George Chambers painter George Chambers Sen 1803-1840 en In the foreground of the painting is a barge with a howitzer in the bows and a lieutenant standing at her tiller To the left of her are two boats one sunk and the other with sailors rescuing the crew In the right foreground is a fallen spar and another barge with a carronade in her bow Beyond her more boats are sheltering under the 'Impregnable' 98 guns the fore part of whose bow is in the picture In the left middle distance there are three more boats under the stern of the 'Minden' 74 guns one of which is about to fire a Congreve rocket The 'Minden' in port-quarter view is firing her starboard guns and partly masks the 'Superb' also in port-quarter view More boats are sheltering under the port side of their hulls In the left background can be seen the forepart of the Dutch flagship 'Melampus' 40 guns in starboard-broadside view and ahead of her the stern of a British frigate In the middle and right background is the 'Queen Charlotte' 100 guns in port-quarter view flying Pellew's blue admiral's flag at the main and a glimpse of the 'Leander' 50 guns ahead of her They are engaged with the batteries of the harbour engulfed in flame and the ships burning within it Above the smoke Algiers can be seen rising up the hills behind 1836 oil canvas cm 176 5 251 5 Institution National Maritime Museum Not on display http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/12109 html Royal Museums Greenwich object history credit line Greenwich Hospital Collection accession number BHC0617 1 http //www nmm ac uk/collections/explore/object cfm ID BHC0617 National Maritime Museum<br/>2 James Taylor Marine Painting Images of Sail Sea and Shore Smithmark London 1995 ISBN 0-8317-1572-3 PD-old-100 George Chambers Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Bombardment of Algiers 1816 1836 paintings Congreve rocket | ||||
