R. Schmidt - " Emden at the Battle of Penang", gouache on paper. Depidtion of the light cruiser Emden, firing a broadside at the abeam Russian light cruiser "Zhemchug" and the French destroyer "Mousquet". During this encounter on 28 October 1914 in front of the harbour of Penang (Strait of Malacca) both ships were sunk by the Emden. Dimensions 47 x 36 cm, inscribed on the lower left " Emden vernichtet vor Penang den Kreuzer Schemschug u. den Zerstörer Musquet" ( Emden defeating the cruiser Zhemchug and the destroyer Mousquet at Penang", signed,

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