The painting by jacob philipp hackert "the return of the russian squadron after the night battle 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 morning of june 26 (july 7), 1770, after the battle of chesma. In the center of the canvas is the former turkish 60-gun ship of the line "rhodes", captured after the battle undamaged, with the turkish flag lowered and the st. Andrew's flag raised. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: between 1771 and 1772. Collection: Peterhof Grand Palace.
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