Meeting of English and Russian Flags of Truce off Sebastopol, Oswald Walters Brierly, circa 1855

Meeting of english and russian flags of truce off sebastopol signed l. L. : ow brierly and inscribed on original mount: meeting of english and russian flags of truce off sebastopol/boat of h. M. S. St jean d'acre lieut algernon c. F. Heneage, r. N. /receiving sir john campbell's sword sent out by the russians under flag of truce/june 27th 1855 in the present watercolour lieutenant algernon c. F. Heneage, r. N. Can be seen receiving sir john campbell's sword sent out by the russians under the flag of truce on june 27th 1855. Lieutenant heneage's ship is the h. M. S. St jean d'acre, a 199 tons 1st rate screwship, which was launched at plymouth in 1853 and broken up in 1875. General sir john campbell (1807-1855), having earlier served in burma, canada and the west indies, fought at the battles of alma and inkerman. He was put in charge of the fourth division during their assault on the great redan on 18th june 1855 and rushed out of the trenches at the head of his men only to be immediately cut down by enemy fire 'a courage amounting to rashness' auction marine-paintings-l05135 lot 27 sale 2005 f. Jones. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1855. Dimensions: 24.5 x 39.5 cm., 9 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.. Medium: bodycolour, watercolour over pencil. Depicted Place: Sebastopol. Oswald Walter Brierly - Meeting of English and Russian Flags of Truce off Sebastopol