Sinope, Black Sea showing wreck of Turkish Ship after the Turkish Fleet had been attacked & totally destroyed there by the Russians Nov 30, 1853

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Artist/Maker	O'Reilly, Montagu Frederick (Commander RN) (painter)
Place of origin	Turkey (painted)

Watercolour drawing

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Category	Paintings
Object type	Watercolour
Title	Sinope, Black Sea showing wreck of Turkish Ship after the Turkish Fleet had been attacked & totally destroyed there by the Russians Nov 30, 1853 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour over pencil Watercolour Pencil Watercolour Watercolour Drawing
Brief description	Watercolour, `Sinope, Black Sea showing wreck of Turkish Ship after the Turkish Fleet had been attacked & totally destroyed there by the Russians Nov 30, 1853'. 1854. Commander Montagu O'Reilly RN
Physical description	Watercolour drawing
Dimensions	Height: 48.1cm Width: 70.9cm
Styles	British School Orientalism
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed on the back in another hand By Lieutenant M. O'Reilly of H.M.S. Retribution 1854. and with title
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Object history	According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt Shidlof, Sept.1971, £35'.
Historical context	This watercolour relates to the three drawings published in the ILN, 4 February 1854, pp.92-3. `The destruction of the Turkish ships by the Russians at Sinope was of course the causa causans of the Crimean War' (Searight Archive).
Subject depicted	Sea Battle
Places depicted	Turkey Sinope
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SD.711

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Record created	March 14, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O147627/sinope-black-sea-showing-wreck-watercolour-oreilly-montagu-frederick/

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