£900
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH 1851-1931): A LARGE WATERCOLOUR PAINTING ON PAPER DEPICTING THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS (1816)
The paper laid on canvas, 100cm x 43cm.
Signed bottom left.
Labelled to verso.
The Bombardment of Algiers (1816) was an attempt by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, The Dey of Algiers. An Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Baron Exmouth bombarded ships and harbour defences of Algiers. This painting is an exceptional and rare example of Wyllie's work.
Framed and glazed
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