French Man-of-War - France, circa 1860 Photographer:
Ollivier Ref:
SK02229
Man-of-War ships were the backbone of French Imperial Navy from the 16th to the 19th centuries with the largest of these ships, such as the one pictured here, carrying up to 875 men and sporting over 100 cannons. This photograph, taken by the French Naval Officer Ollivier (first name unknown), is a poetic image of a French Man-of-War taking on provisions while anchored in the Mediterranean harbor of Toulon in the south of France.
