Robert Taylor’s Battle of the Nile shows the battle at approximately 1800 hours after Nelson’s fleet had solidly engaged the French. The ships depicted in the painting are as follows. The ship to the extreme left is the Goliath; you then see the stern of two french ships, the most prominent of which is the Conquerant (with mast down) and ahead of the Conquerant is the Guerrier (with mast showing). In the middle of the painting is Nelson’s ship Vanguard which, having just fired a broadside at Conquerant, is about to engage the French Ship Spartiate (the bow of which is seen on the extreme right of the painting). The small boats prominent in the picture convey the fact that the French fleet were caught unawares; many of the crews had been passing between ships and some running ashore and as soon as Nelson’s fleet arrived there was a scramble of small boats endeavoring to get their crews back onboard to engage the British. The battle ensued throughout the night and the following morning saw 11 French men of war either destroyed or taken. Although Nelson’s fleet suffered a certain amount of damage, there were no losses to the ships. The result of this famous victory was that Nelson regained control of the Mediterranean, severing the link between France and napoleon’s army in Egypt, thus thwarting Napoleon’s plans to capture Egypt and invade India.

This is a limited edition print by Robert Taylor titled Battle of the Nile signed by Robert Taylor. This fabulous print is in pristine condition and is as photographed.

39” width x 27” Height

*This does NOT come with certificate of authenticity