Last Defenders of Missolonghi
Last Defenders of Missolonghi, April 22, 1826, by Joseph Denis Odevaere, 1826, Belgian painting, oil on canvas. During the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Turks, a few of the last inhabitants of the city are about to blow themselves up with barrels of gunpowder. As a high priest pulled a gun on a barrel of gunpowder, men embrace as Turkish soldiers approach on the right (BSLOC_2016_2_272)
Picture No
11110280
Media ID
45267356
Size
3000px x 1997px
(1.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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