User:Jackyd101/Images of the Battle of the Nile

A listing of paintings and engravings that depict the Battle of the Nile. Although I originally planned an article on this subject, I have been defeated by both the lack of available academic sources and the inability to download and use those representations that are still under copyright (although links to many such images are on this special page's talk page). However, I am keeping this here for both my own future use and the possibility that I might one day get hold of some sources and make something of this.

Painting	Artist	Year	Description
The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798 National Maritime Museum	Nicholas Pocock	1808	The French fleet lies at anchor in Aboukir Bay while local civilians look on. In the background at the head of the French line, dense white smoke rises as the British fleet assaults the van.
The Battle of the Nile Bargello, Florence	William Daniell	Unknown (pre-1837)	HMS Goliath rounds the head of the French line, exchanging fire with the anchored Guerrier. Other ships follow Goliath across the bows of the leading French vessel as the battle begins.
The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798: Beginning of the Action National Maritime Museum	Thomas Whitcombe	Unknown (pre-1816)	The opening stages of the battle, as the British fleet approaches the anchored and unbroken French line, which has started firing on the leading British ships.
Battle of the Nile, Augt. 1st 1798	Thomas Whitcombe National Maritime Museum	1816	The British fleet breaks out of its ordered line as it nears the anchored French line, which is firing on the leading British ships.
The Battle of the Nile	William Anderson	Unknown (pre-1837)	A view of the trailing British ships, struggling to come up with the van of the fleet which is already embroiled in action, marked in the background under a pall of white gunsmoke.
The Battle of the Nile, 1-2 August 1798 North East Lincolnshire Museum Service	att. Thomas Whitcombe	c. 1816	A view of the French line as Nelson's leading ships attack the van.
HMS Majestic at the Battle of the Nile, 1798	Charles Dixon	1901	HMS Majestic is tangled with the rigging of Tonnant, the larger French ship already inflicting damage on the British ship.
The Battle of the Nile Tate Gallery	William Lionel Wyllie	1899	A dismasted ship drifts out of the action while an undamaged vessel is silhouetted behind it in the flames of the battle raging in the background.
The Battle of the Nile	Thomas Luny	1830	In a moonlit scene, the French van lies in disarry as the British fleet presses the attack agains the centre. Behind the advancing British vessels, flames leap from the French flagship Orient.
The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798: End of the Action	Thomas Whitcombe	1799	The British line steadily engages the disorganised French fleet as in the centre Orient burns out of control, smoke and flames lighting up the darkened scene.
Battle of the Nile, August 1st 1798 at 10 pm	Thomas Luny	1834	Under boiling clouds of smoke, fire rages on Orient at the height of the battle, as two British ships, likely HMS Swiftsure and the dismasted HMS Bellerophon attempt to avoid the impending detonation of the French ship's magazines. In the background the melee continues.
The Battle of the Nile	Philip de Loutherbourg	1800	While fire rages on Orient in the background, the evening light illuminates dismasted ships and struggling men in the water as the battle continues.
Nelson coming on deck at the battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798	Daniel Orme	1800	Nelson, his head swathed in bandages, comes onto the deck of HMS Vanguard to witness the final moments before the destruction of Orient, which burns fiercely in the background.
The Blowing up of the French Commander's Ship "L'Orient" at the Battle of the Nile, 1798	John Thomas Serres	pre-1825	The pitch darkness is split by a blast of white light from the exploding Orient, briefly illuminating the raging battle between the British and French fleets.
Battle of the Nile	Richard Brydges Beechey	1884	The batle comes to a brief halt as the explosion tears Orient to pieces, the blast illuminating the battling fleets as the British press their advantage.
The Destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798	George Arnald	1827	The moment of the explosion aboard Orient, as fire bursts from every aperture on the ship and waves radiate out from the point of detonation. Ships and wreckage are rocked by the waves as debris is hurled out of the billowing clouds of smoke above the French flagship.
Battle of the Nile, Augt. 1st 1798	Thomas Whitcombe	1816	Orient explodes, hurling debris and flames high into the air. Around the inferno the battle has come to a temporary halt as the crews of the surrounding ships seek to prevent their vessels from being caught up in the blast.
The Battle of the Nile: Destruction of 'L'Orient', 1 August 1798	Mather Brown	1825	As Orient explodes in the background, desperate survivors struggle aboard surrounding ships, clambering up wrecked masts and rigging and crawling through gunports. Many fail to make the climb, tumbling back into the sea to drown.
Le vaisseau le Tonnant au combat d'Aboukir mort héroïque du capitaine de vaisseau Dupetit-Thouars 1ér aout 1798	Auguste Mayer	pre-1890	Tonnant, although dismasted and facing mounting casualties, continues fighting despite overwhelming British forces. Captain Thouars is mortally wounded on his quarterdeck at the height of the action.
Les Vaisseaux Célèbres. Le Tonnant, au Combat D' Aboukir, (le 1er Aout 1798)	Louis Le Breton	pre-1866	The Tonnant attempts to stuggle out of combat, its masts shot away and its captain mortally wounded as British ships close in on the battered French ship.
Morning after the Battle of the Nile	Robert Dodd	pre-1815	Morning, probably that of the 3 August, the second day after the battle. Two French ships lie grounded in shallows, one on fire, as the British fleet lies at anchor in deeper water.