Jacob Philipp Hackert Chesma Burning, Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1771

The painting by jacob philipp hackert "burning of the turkish fleet in chesma bay" from the so-called "chesma series" of canvases painted in the 1770s for the chesma hall of the grand peterhof palace. Depicts the culmination of the battle during the battle of chesma on the night of june 25-26 (july 6-7) 1770. In the foreground of the painting is the russian 66-gun ship of the line "three hierarchs", on which was the commander of the russian fleet in the battle, count a. G. Orlov. Date: 1771.