The Bombardment of Bastia, 6 November 1745

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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The English painter Samuel Scott (1702–1772) specialised in marine painting and views of London. This oil painting relates to events of the Austrian War of Succession, 1740–1748, during which the British fleet occupied the Corsican port of Bastia in 1745.

In the painting Bastia and its backdrop of high, wooded hills are rendered in a commanding bird's-eye view. In the foreground the English fleet has closed in on the harbour, bombarding the town, which has already caught fire. The lighting focuses on the fleet and the town, heightening architectural detail, but the subtle colour scheme with hues of green and brown creates a balanced impression, holding the composition of this costal landscape together.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The Bombardment of Bastia, 6 November 1745

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 82.5 x W 119.5 cm

Accession number

BHC0367

Work type

Painting

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