Alfred de Courville, French, 19th Century- The Port of Oran, Algeria; and The Port of Sidi Ferruch; each pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper, the first inscribed 'Oran. Porte du ravin' (lower left), each 23 x 41.2 cm., two (2). Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 13 April 2011, lot 480. Note: The Port of Sidi Ferruch was the landing area of the French when they established their beachhead for the Invasion of Algiers in 1830. Now called 'Sidi Fredj', 'Sidi Ferruch' was the colonial name of the town under French rule, in honour of the event. Oran was also invaded by the French in 1830. Its minaret of the Hassan Pasha Mosque can be seen in the distance of the first work here. De Courville most likely visited Algeria once the invasions had settled, and he would also go on to produce a number of watercolours of Istanbul.Please refer to department for condition report