Jacob Philipp Hackert Chesma Beginning, Jacob Philipp Hackert, between 1771 and 1772

The painting by jacob philipp hackert "beginning of the battle of chesma bay on the night of june 26, 1770" from the so-called "chesma series" of canvases painted in the 1770s for the chesma hall of the grand peterhof palace. Depicts the beginning of the artillery exchange of fire between the russian and turkish fleets in chesma bay on the night of june 25-26 (july 6-7) 1770. Date: between 1771 and 1772.