The Battle of Alexandria, 1801

Location

Country: Egypt
City: Cairo
Place: British Embassy

Charles Turner was born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire; the son of an excise officer. At a young age he moved to London, where he was apprenticed to engraver John Jones and studied at the Royal Academy schools. He later produced work in mezzotint, aquatint and stipple for publishers in London and Scotland. He also began publishing his own prints in 1796. In 1812 he was appointed Engraver-in-Ordinary to George III. He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1828. Throughout his career he is thought to have produced 638 portrait engravings and over 300 subject engravings. These were generally made after works by contemporary artists, such as Raeburn, Lawrence and J. M. W. Turner, with whom the engraver enjoyed a long standing friendship.

Places

Mediterranean Sea, Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Middle East

Subjects

shovel/spade, horseback, pick-axe, horse, 19th century costume, military uniform, kilt, cannon, musket, sword, soldier, Battle of Alexandria, tent/marquee

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

William Willermin
James Mitan (1776 - 1822)
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)

Title

The Battle of Alexandria, 1801

Date

1801

Medium

Coloured engraving

Dimensions

height: 54.50 cm, width: 66.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from John McMaster, August 1949

GAC number

890