ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), AFTER THOMAS PACKER, TWO VIEWS DEPICTING SITES OF THE CRIMEAN WAR

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ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) AFTER THOMAS PACKERTWO VIEWS DEPICTING THE KEY SITES OF THE CRIMEAN WAR: A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE ENTRENCHMENT OF ALLIED ARMIES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE BEFORE SABASTOPOL; AND A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE GULF OF FINLAND AND THE BALTIC SEA, WITH THE FORTIFIED PLACES FROM THE ALAND ISLES TO ST PETERSBURGOil on canvas 94 x 126cm (37 x 49½in.) (2)These impressive and detailed topographical landscapes depict aerial views of the principal sites of the Crimean War on the Black Sea. They closely relate to the lithographs by Thomas Packer (active 1855-1880s) which were published in 1855. Their impressive scale and level of finish suggests that the works were commissioned by someone with a close association to the campaign

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