Original antique hand-colored engraving of the attack on Algiers from the sea on 3 July 1830, during the French expedition that put an end to the Ottoman regency: the ships battering the batteries of the city amid gun smoke, with the squadron at anchor in the distance. Engraved by Skelton.
Original antique hand-colored engraving of the attack on Algiers from the sea on 3 July 1830, during the French expedition that put an end to the Ottoman regency: the ships battering the batteries of the city amid gun smoke, with the squadron at anchor in the distance. Engraved by Skelton.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored
Engraver / lithographer: Skelton
Date: 1830
Dimensions: 11.6 x 7.8 in (29.5 x 19.7 cm)
Condition: Good. Period color well preserved; paper with wide margins and light yellowing.