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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Massacre of the Memlooks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0186 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1870 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 27 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Massacre of the Memlooks" dated 1870. Depicts a battle scene of the Massacre of the Memlooks, Egypt, 1811. Engraved after an original painting by Alonzo Chappel. Engraver unknown.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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