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Night painting of sailing warships in a harbour, lit by a fiery orange glow and drifting smoke, with a hilly shore at left.

The Bombardment of Algiers, August 1816

A night battle at sea shows several tall-masted sailing warships in a harbour lit by a large fiery glow and smoke rising behind them. Dark hulls, furled and billowing sails, and flickering orange light on the water dominate the composition, with a shore and hills at left.

Artist
Martinus Schouman (eigenhandig gesigneerd)
Date
1823
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2408 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1823.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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