The Battle of Reval took place on 13 May 1790 during the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790, off the port of Reval in the roadstead. This battle ended in an imposing Imperial Russian Navy victory; it has
Sea battle at Reval Ivan Aivazovsky, 1846
Battle plan. Drawing by Johann Christoph Brotze.
Battle plan No. 2. By Johann Christoph Brotze.
The battle, as depicted by Alexey Bogolyubov after Ivan Aivazovsky's painting
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born to Armenian parents in the Black
Battle of Reval
…Battle of Reval Part of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 Sea battle at Reval Ivan Aivazovsky, 1846 Date 13 May 1790 Location Off Reval, Revel Roadstead Result Russian victory Belligerents Russia Sweden Commanders and leaders Vasily Chichagov…
Self-portrait, 1874, oil on canvas, 70.5 cm × 62.5 cm (27.8 in × 24.6 in), Uffizi, Florence (not in exhibition)
Aivazovsky's signature in Russian, 1850
Aivazovsky's signature in Armenian on oil painting from 1899
A self-portrait, 1830s–1840s