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Following the Treaty of London in 1827 the signatories – Britain, France and Russia – were committed to enforcing peace in the Greek archipelago, where Greek patriots were attempting to throw off Ottoman rule. Greece agreed to an armistice but Turkey did not. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, the British naval Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, prevented the Turks supplying their troops in Greece and closely watched the Turco-Egyptian fleet in the Bay of Navarino (Pylos) on the west coast of the Peloponnese. On 21 September, Codrington was joined by the French squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Henri de Rigny and on 13 October by the Russian squadron under Rear-Admiral Count Heiden. Early in October the Turks made two attempts to ship troops to Patras, where Lord Cochrane was fighting on the side of the Greeks.
In the centre foreground of Luny's painting an Egyptian boat contains gesticulating figures. Beyond this is the 'Asia', with her anchor visible and figures in the rigging. She is in close action to port with the flagship of the Egyptian admiral, Mocharem Bey; the bows of which are to the right of the 'Asia'. In the left of the picture is the flagship of the Turkish admiral, Capitan Bey, much shattered and on fire. The smoke of battle pervades the scene.
Title
The Battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827
Date
1828
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 46 x W 52.1 cm
Accession number
BHC0622
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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