Doddington Hall Storming of Algiers Unknown Artist Toggle Zoom in Zoom out caption Unknown Artist, Storming of Algiers Photo courtesy of Dave Penman (All rights reserved) Share-icon Downloads Zoom in Details Country House Doddington Hall Title(s) Storming of Algiers Location Long Gallery Medium and support Oil on canvas Dimensions Overall height: 87 cm, Overall width: 107 cm Artist Unknown Artist Catalogue Number DN97 Description The date of the painting is unknown but it appears be from the seventeenth century. It may have descended through the Gunman family, who owned several of the sea pieces in the collection, or possibly the Delaval family, which also had strong naval credentials. Although the identification of the subject as the storming of the citadel at Algiers, on the north coast of Africa, would appear to be correct, the precise occasion is uncertain. It may relate to the failed siege in 1541 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, although the painting itself is later – possibly mid- to late seventeenth century. by Martin Postle Related catalogue items from Doddington Hall Doddington Hall A View of the North Front of Seaton Delaval, Northumberland attributed to Edward Hussey Delaval, ? after 1750 Doddington Hall Interior of a Church Dutch School, c.1650s Doddington Hall Unknown Young Man English School
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