The Destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile | Mather Brown | 1825 19th Century the painting was presented with

the painting was presented with two other canvases "The Black Eagle of Prussia" and "The Defense of Paris"

with an almost unsettling allure

1 August 1798

Initially he was a free student of Benjamin West and was then admitted as a student to the Royal Academy in January 1782

it established his international reputation and today is widely seen as seminal in the early history of the Romantic movement in French painting

The Destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile | Mather Brown | 1825 19th Century the painting was presented withThe Battle of the Nile: Destruction of 'L'Orient', 1 August 1798. An unfinished painting of the Battle of the Nile. Nelson's decisive victory over the French off the coast of Egypt led to the disintegration of Napoleon's army by isolating it there. It secured British control of the Mediterranean and ensured the retaking of Malta from the French. The ships in the painting are based on models of the actual ships. To the right is a close up of the port