Tag: Ambroise Louis Garneray

11 Works, Today, February 19th. is artist Ambroise Louis Garneray’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #050

Feb 19, 2021

—

by

Zaidan Art Blog

in 365 Days, Marine Artr

Ambroise Louis Garneray (19 February 1783–11 September 1857) was a French corsair, a privateer or pirate, painter and writer. He served under Robert Surcouf and Jean-Marie Dutertre, and was held as prisoner-of-war by the British for eight years after being captured before being repatriated at the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, continuing his career as…