Found in a thrift shop this morning for 15 euros. Of course it's a reproduction of some kind, although I can't make out exactly what it is. (Anybody?) My estimate is it's 50 to 75 years old..
Thanks to Google Images I have found out this is a painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray depicting the Battle of Navarino, fought on 20 october 1827 in the Ionian Sea during the Greek War of Independence.
What makes it special is that this was the last major naval battle to be fought entirely with sailing ships.
Thanks to Google Images I have found out this is a painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray depicting the Battle of Navarino, fought on 20 october 1827 in the Ionian Sea during the Greek War of Independence.
What makes it special is that this was the last major naval battle to be fought entirely with sailing ships.