Jacob Philipp Hackert Chios Retreat, Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1772

The painting by jacob philipp hackert "the flight of the turkish fleet to chesma bay" from the so-called "chesma series" of canvases painted in the 1770s for the chesma hall of the great peterhof palace. Depicts the retreat of the turkish fleet to chesma bay after the battle of chios on june 24 (july 5), 1770 (the first phase of the battle of chesma in the russo-turkish war of 1768-1774). Date: 1772.