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Lot description
Signed, dated and appended with a dedication below in the centre: J. Gudin a son ami le Col. D'Esclailses, Sidi el Faruch 28 Juin 1830. Oil on canvas. 32 x 49cm. The occupation of the Algerian coast by the French started on the 14th of June 1830. Over 400 ships and several thousands of soldiers arrived on the coast in front of Sidi el Farruch from where they advanced toward Algeria which is 20km away. The capitol city was occupied on the 5th of July 1830. Théodore Gudin, who was commissioned by Louis Philippes to make sketches in Algeria for later painting of french marine battles, was well-known for his dramatic marine depictions. As royal marine painter, he participated in the expedition to Algeria under Karl X in June 1830.