The Capture of Havana, 1762- Storming of Morro Castle, 30 July RMG 041...
The Capture of Havana, 1762: Storming of Morro Castle, 30 July A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War, 1756–63. It was part of England’s offensive against Spain when she... More
A Dutch Whaler and Other Vessels in the Ice RMG BHC1016
A Dutch Whaler and Other Vessels in the Ice Several types of Dutch shipping are shown trapped in the ice. In the foreground to the right a fluyt sits in the ice, stern view to port. The name of the ship is imp... More
A Dutch Yacht from Zeeland RMG BHC0771
A Dutch Yacht from Zeeland A small Dutch, sprit-rigged, leeboard yacht of the Admiralty of Zeeland, is shown in port-broadside view in calm and shallow coastal waters. It bears at least six guns and its ornate... More
A First-Rate RMG BHC0983, British naval battle painting
A First-Rate An unfinished composition closely relating to a painting of the 'Royal Sovereign' by Willem van de Velde the Younger (BHC3614), which is thought to commemorate an event at Spithead on 4 June 1702 ... More
A Mediterranean Brigantine Drifting Onto a Rocky Coast in a Storm RMG ...
A Mediterranean Brigantine Drifting Onto a Rocky Coast in a Storm In the centre of the picture is a brigantine or similar Mediterranean type of ship drifting stern-first on to the rocks. Viewed from before the... More
A paddle frigate in a rough sea off Naples RMG BHC1229
A paddle frigate in a rough sea off Naples Oil painting A paddle frigate in a rough sea off Naples
Lemuel Francis Abbott - Captain Sir George Montagu, 1750-1829 RMG BHC2...
Captain Sir George Montagu, 1750-1829 A full-length portrait wearing a captain's undress uniform (over three years, 1774-87) of frock coat and breeches. Facing left, Montagu stands in front of a tree to his le... More
Captain the Honourable Augustus Keppel, 1725-86 RMG L6607-004
Captain the Honourable Augustus Keppel, 1725-86 A full-length portrait slightly to right facing to left, wearing a version of captain's undress uniform (1748-67), with grey breeches, waistcoat and facings, dou... More
Destruction of the 'Droits de l'Homme', 13 January 1797 RMG BHC0482
Destruction of the 'Droits de l'Homme', 13 January 1797 In the summer of 1796 the French conspired with Irish dissidents to send an expedition to Ireland to assist an uprising there, by which it was hoped to d... More
Flagmen of Lowestoft- Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Jordan, 1603-04-85 RMG L...
Flagmen of Lowestoft: Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Jordan, 1603/04-85 A three-quarter-length portrait slightly to left in a black coat with cuff turned back at the elbow to show wide lawn sleeves, tied with black r... More
Frederick V, 1596-1632, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia RMG L9763
Frederick V, 1596-1632, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia A half-length portrait, to the right, in armour and wearing a ruff and the sash and pendant of the Garter which is shown on the wrong shoulder. Freder... More
Hauling in the lobster pot RMG BHC3876
Hauling in the lobster pot A painting showing two fishermen in a rowing boat in the act of hauling in a lobster pot. This was a very popular subject for artists at the end of the 19th century, when there was a... More
HMS Amethyst arriving at Hong Kong, 3 August 1949 RMG BHC3786
HMS Amethyst arriving at Hong Kong, 3 August 1949 Oil painting unavailable
HMS Great Harry RMG BHc3385 - Public domain engraving
HMS Great Harry A British School oil painting of the 80-gun carrack or ‘great ship’ Henry Grace Dieu (also called Great Harry) running before the wind, with pennants flying and gunsmoke billowing from her star... More
Launch of fireships against the Spanish Armada, 7 August 1588 RMG BHC0...
Launch of fireships against the Spanish Armada, 7 August 1588 A contemporary Flemish interpretation of the launching of English fire-ships against the Spanish Armada. As Spain and England were in conflict, Eng... More
Loss of HMS Victory, 4 October 1744 RMG BHC0361
Loss of HMS Victory, 4 October 1744 Peter Monamy was one of the first English artists to continue the tradition of Willem van de Velde the Younger’s marine painting into the 18th century and his work is repres... More
Prison Hulks in Portsmouth Harbour RMG BHC1924
Prison Hulks in Portsmouth Harbour A row of prison hulks in Portsmouth Harbour is shown on the left of the picture. These hulks were ships which were no longer seaworthy and commonly had their masts reduced or... More
Spanish engagement with Barbary pirates RMG BHC0747
Spanish engagement with Barbary pirates A panel painting showing Spanish ships in action with Barbary pirates. In the foreground on the far right a Spanish galleon is engaging two Barbary galleys which have su... More
The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798 RMG BHC0512
The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798 An important naval engagement during the French Revolutionary War, 1793-1802. On 19 May 1798, Napoleon sailed from Toulon on his hazardous adventure to Egypt, capturing Ma... More
The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798- End of the Action RMG BHC0516
The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798: End of the Action On 19 May 1798, Napoleon sailed from Toulon on his hazardous adventure to Egypt, capturing Malta on the way. On 1 August, Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelso... More
The Capture of the ‘Guillaume Tell’, 30 March 1800 RMG BHC4160
The Capture of the ‘Guillaume Tell’, 30 March 1800 A painting detailing the capture of the ‘Guillaume Tell’. She is shown on the left of the painting, with her last mast, the mizzen, falling forward over the s... More
The steam tug Royal Alfred with the ship Anne Royden RMG BHC3597
The steam tug Royal Alfred with the ship Anne Royden Ship portrait. Oil painting
The steamship 'Glasgow' on fire off Nantucket, 31 July 1865- passenger...
The steamship 'Glasgow' on fire off Nantucket, 31 July 1865: passengers and crew rescued by the 'Rosamund' Ship portrait. This painting has a received attribution to 'T. Butterworth' - presumably Thomas Butter... More
Two English Ships Wrecked in a Storm on a Rocky Coast RMG BHC0907
Two English Ships Wrecked in a Storm on a Rocky Coast Prominently positioned, in the right foreground, is a ship viewed from before the port beam. Heavy seas break over the fore part as it sinks close to the t... More
Seascape RMG BHC2073 - A painting of a sunset over the ocean
Seascape 'Seascape'. Seascape
Vasco da Gama - 1838 - Public domain portrait painting
Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Bataille de Saint Kitts janvier 1782
Battle of St. Kitts between the wings of the comte de Grasse and Hood in January 1782. (West Indies)Français : Bataille de Saint Kitts entre les escadres du comte de Grasse et Hood en janvier 1782. (Antilles)
Seascape RMG BHC2115
Seascape 'Seascape'. Seascape
A First-Rate (HMS Royal William)
A First-Rate An unfinished composition closely relating to a painting of the 'Royal Sovereign' by Willem van de Velde the Younger (BHC3614), which is thought to commemorate an event at Spithead on 4 June 1702 ... More
A Naval Brigantine in a Calm Sea RMG BHC1043
A Naval Brigantine in a Calm Sea An 18th-century Royal Naval brigantine, flying the red ensign, a Union jack at the bow and the pendant of a ship on independent command. It is off the coast, which can be seen ... More
A yacht luffing RMG BHC1281
A yacht luffing Two yachts are shown during a race. The yacht in the centre has a large crew and is shown in the act of luffing. This ensures the vessel sails as close to the wind as possible and does not sag ... More
Admiral Henry John Chetwynd, 1803-68, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury RMG BHC3...
Admiral Henry John Chetwynd, 1803-68, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury A head and shoulders, facing to the right in profile, wearing a brown coat against a pastoral background. Watts has achieved a portrait that is bot... More
Admiral Sir Josias Rowley (1765-1842) RMG BHC2986
Admiral Sir Josias Rowley (1765-1842) A three-quarter length portrait, slightly to the right, showing Rowley in his vice-admiral's full dress uniform, 1832-33, wearing the ribbons and stars of the GCB and GCMG... More
Admiral the Honourable Samuel Barrington, 1729-1800 RMG BHC2534
Admiral the Honourable Samuel Barrington, 1729-1800 A half-length portrait to left, wearing flag officer's full-dress uniform 1767-83, with wide lapels faced with white and embroidered with gold braid. He wear... More
An English Ship Leaving the Coast RMG BHC0807
An English Ship Leaving the Coast A small panel painting, forming one of a pair of cabinet pieces. These show contrasting scenes of a ship at sea, one in calm conditions and one in a storm. The picture is domi... More
An English yacht sailing into an imagined British harbour RMG BHC4238
An English yacht sailing into an imagined British harbour (Updated, July 2016) Previously called 'An English yacht sailing into Plymouth' this lively scene is in fact a capriccio - a decorative invented compos... More
Captain John Harvey, 1740-94 RMG BHC3785
Captain John Harvey, 1740-94 A half-length portrait to right, wearing captain's, over three years, full-dress uniform, 1774-87, in an oval painted frame. He wears his own hair and faces the front to meet the g... More
Captain Markham's most northerly encampment RMG BHC0640
Captain Markham's most northerly encampment In 1875 a Royal Naval North Pole expedition set off under the command of George Nares. His ships ‘Alert’ and ‘Discovery’ used the route north through Smith Sound pio... More
Edward Hawke Locker (1777-1849) RMG BHC3165
Edward Hawke Locker (1777-1849) A half-length portrait facing to the left, in a black coat, within a painted oval. The sitter was the youngest son of Captain William Locker (1731-1800), ultimately the Lieutena... More
Forcing a passage of the Hudson River, 9 October 1776 RMG BHC0420
Forcing a passage of the Hudson River, 9 October 1776 The painting is a copy after the original rendering of the subject, a scene from the American Revolutionary War, by Dominic Serres the Elder. It shows HMS ... More
Henry VIII, 1491-1547 RMG BHC2763
Henry VIII, 1491-1547 A half-length, full-face portrait in a gold doublet, embroidered and slashed, a black bejewelled hat with a white feather and jewels, and a red coat with fur trimming. Round his neck he w... More
Off Duty RMG BHC2314 - A painting of a man holding a cane
Off Duty Oil painting Off Duty Public domain photograph of 19th-century English painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Michael Dahl - Rear-Admiral Basil Beaumont, 1669-1703 RMG BHC2542
Rear-Admiral Basil Beaumont, 1669-1703 A posthumous portrait based on an unidentified source showing him three-quarter-length standing slightly to the right, wearing a buff coat lined with red over a red wais... More
Rear-Admiral Sir James Hope (1808-1881) RMG RP6245
Rear-Admiral Sir James Hope (1808-1881) A three-quarter length portrait to the the right showing Hope in his rear-admiral's frock coat, 1856-78 pattern, and a double-breasted waistcoat. He carries a cape in hi... More
Ships on the River IJ in front of the Tollhouse near Amsterdam RMG F76...
Ships on the River IJ in front of the Tollhouse near Amsterdam In this painting Abraham Storck conveys the commotion of the arriving and departing travellers, around the Tollhouse, on the north side of the Riv... More
Michael Dahl - Sir John Munden - Public domain scenic painting
A portrait of Sir John Munden (c.1645 - 1719), painted by Michael Dahl, and in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in the UK.
Sir William Herschel, 1738-1822 RMG L6993
Sir William Herschel, 1738-1822 A half-length portrait of William Herschel to left in a russet coat with a fur collar and either a grey wig or powdered hair. He is holding a paper bearing the words, 'The Georg... More
Small Craft in a Dutch Harbour RMG BHC0964
Small Craft in a Dutch Harbour Grisaille. Small craft in a Dutch harbour
The 'Streatham' and the opium clipper 'Red Rover' RMG BHC3580
The 'Streatham' and the opium clipper 'Red Rover' The ‘Streatham’ with the opium clipper ‘Red Rover’ are shown at anchor in the Hooghly River, Calcutta. The buildings of Calcutta dominate the skyline in the ba... More
The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 RMG BHC0399
The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 The Battle of Quiberon Bay, on 20 November 1759, was the most decisive naval encounter during the Seven Years War, 1756-63, a conflict involving the major European... More
The ship ‘Mountstuart Elphinstone’ offshore RMG BHC3504
The ship ‘Mountstuart Elphinstone’ offshore A portrait of the ship ‘Mount Stewart Elphinstone’ shown broadside-on with the cliffs of the English coastline in the distance. Figures are shown on deck looking tow... More
A deck scene RMG L8822 - Public domain painting
A deck scene Oil painting by Herbert Barnard John Everett, depicting a deck scene. There is another oil painting, in portrait format on the verso, depicting a deck scene. A deck scene. PCF image checked by th... More
Action between HMS Lion and Elizabeth and the Du Teillay, 9 July 1745 ...
The action between H.M.S. Lion and two French vessels, one of which was carrying 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' en route to Scotland to kindle the second Jacobite Rebellion, 9th July 1745. Signed with initials 'JC' (... More
'View of part of Owharre (Fare) Harbour, Island of Huahine' RMG BHC241...
'View of part of Owharre [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huahine' Hodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook'... More
A sailing vessel RMG BHC4072
A sailing vessel Oil painting A sailing vessel
Seascape RMG BHC4035
Seascape 'Seascape'. Seascape
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805- End of the Action RMG BHC054...
Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805: End of the Action by Nicholas Pocock, c. 1808. accession number = BHC0549
The Capture of Port Louis, Cuba, 8 March 1748 RMG BHC0372
The Capture of Port Louis, Cuba, 8 March 1748 In February 1748 Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles left Port Royal, Jamaica, with eight ships of the line to make an attack on Santiago de Cuba. Delayed by contrary win... More
'The Mary', Yacht, Arriving with Princess Mary at Gravesend in a Fresh...
'The Mary', Yacht, Arriving with Princess Mary at Gravesend in a Fresh Breeze, 12 February 1689 After Prince William of Orange landed in Torbay in November 1688, during the 'Glorious Revolution' which deposed ... More
A coastal scene RMG BHC1326
A coastal scene Painting. A coastal scene
A French lugger and a ship in The Downs RMG BHC1115
A French lugger and a ship in The Downs Painting. A French lugger and a ship in The Downs
A frigate with a cutter and fishing boat RMG BHC1110
A frigate with a cutter and fishing boat Painting. A frigate with a cutter and fishing boat
A Royal Yacht, Possibly the 'Mary' RMG BHC1007
A Royal Yacht, Possibly the 'Mary' A portrait of a smack-rigged royal yacht, which is thought to be the 'Mary'. She has been depicted in port-quarter view, flying the Union flag from the stern. She is firing a... More
An English Sixth-Rate Ship Firing a Salute As a Barge Leaves; A Royal ...
An English Sixth-Rate Ship Firing a Salute As a Barge Leaves; A Royal Yacht Nearby A variety of shipping is shown in a calm. In the foreground on the left a small boat with two figures on board is rowing towar... More
Dutch Men-of-War and Fishing Boats in Harbour RMG BHC0817
Dutch Men-of-War and Fishing Boats in Harbour A lively interpretation of shipping and trade in a harbour. Fishing boats have been depicted on the left, and two Dutch men-of-war in the centre and right. The s... More
Dutch ships returning with their prizes to Goeree after the Four Days ...
Dutch ships returning with their prizes to Goeree after the Four Days Battle, 4 June 1666 For reasons not yet clear this was previously to July 2016 called 'The Captured "Royal Prince" carried into Dutch water... More
Dutch Yachts Racing RMG BHC0741
Dutch Yachts Racing In this unusually large painting from the 1630s, van Eertvelt depicts a dramatic scene of Dutch yachts sailing in a stiff breeze off a northern European coast. The yachts are shown racing i... More
East India Company ships at Deptford RMG BHC1873
East India Company ships at Deptford (Updated, February 2015) The ships used by the East Company were initially purchased privately as required. Losses from wear, tear and wreck took their toll and large ships... More
Fishing Boats in a Fresh Breeze RMG BHC0839
Fishing Boats in a Fresh Breeze A small Dutch fishing vessel, in port-quarter view and flying the Dutch flag, sails in a fresh breeze in the foreground of the painting, with three men aboard. To the left in th... More
Greenwich Hospital from the West Side RMG BHC1822
Greenwich Hospital from the West Side A view down what is now College Walk, from the west towards the Grand Square. The artist has emphasised the dimensions of the buildings through his use of light and shadow... More
Jan Brueghel, the Elder - A Landscape with a Village on the Bank of a ...
This detailed painting shows a river scene and village, with both sides of the river visible. Small craft are on the river and in the middle distance to the right one ferries people to the bank on the left. An... More
Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1670, formerly thought to be Willem van...
Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1670, formerly thought to be Willem van de Velde the Elder This small portrait on panel was acquired in 1933 as ‘Portrait of the artist’ by Willem van de Velde the Elder. Despite... More
Queen Henrietta Maria, 1609-69 RMG BHC2761
Queen Henrietta Maria, 1609-69 A half-length portrait to right in a white lace collar and grey silk overdress. There are pearls around her neck and in her hair and she wears a fleur-de-lys brooch. The sitter ... More
Rear-Admiral John Pasco (1774-1853) RMG BHC2284
Rear-Admiral John Pasco (1774-1853) A half length portrait of Pasco slightly to left, wearing rear admiral’s full dress uniform, and the General Service medal with a Trafalgar clasp. His left hand rests on his... More
Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805 RMG BHC2889
Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805 A half-length portrait depicting Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805, when a rear-admiral, facing forward with his head turned to the left. He wears rear-admiral's undress of 1... More
Sir John Hawkins, 1532-95 RMG BHC2755
Sir John Hawkins, 1532-95 The sitter is shown half-length, standing slightly to the right, in a black doublet and ruff with only his left hand visible. This holds the bottom of a sash with a silver-beaded edge... More
The Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816 RMG BHC0615
The Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816 This is the freely painted oil study of George Chambers Senior’s ‘The Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816’ (BHC0617). In 1816 a squadron under Admiral Sir Edward P... More
The Cleveland Yacht at sea in a fresh breeze RMG F6914
The Cleveland Yacht at sea in a fresh breeze Oil painting (framed). Robinson, 'The Oil Paintings of the Willem van de Veldes', p. 989, no. 407. Related drawings are PAE5248, PAF6879, PAF6589. Coll: the late Mi... More
Thomas Cavendish (1560-92), Sir Francis Drake (1540?-96) and Sir John ...
Thomas Cavendish (1560-92), Sir Francis Drake (1540?-96) and Sir John Hawkins (1532-95) A triple portrait of three Elizabethan explorers. On the left is John Hawkins shown slightly to right in black, wearing a... More
Trial of Four British Seamen at Canton, 1 October 1807- Scene Inside t...
Trial of Four British Seamen at Canton, 1 October 1807: Scene Inside the Court A scene showing the Chinese Court of Justice held at the British factory of Canton, 8 March 1807. The court was convened after a C... More
A sailing vessel RMG BHC4001
A sailing vessel Oil painting A sailing vessel
A barque RMG L8826 - A painting of a ship in a body of water
A barque Oil painting by Herbert Barnard John Everett, depicting a ship in a harbour, entitled 'A barque'. A barque. PCF image checked by the photographic studio; okay for use.
Harry J. Jansen - The steamship 'Titanic' NMM NMMG BHC3667
Harry J. Jansen (error) - The steamship 'Titanic' NMM NMMG BHC3667 National Maritime Museum; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation objects/15140.html artdetective/discussions/discussions/can-you-tell-us... More
Monamy Swaine - An English Flagship Saluting NMM BHC2234
An English Flagship Saluting, by Monamy Swaine NMM BHC2234 Mediumː oil on panel Measurementsː H 153.6 x W 83.8 cm Swaine, Monamy; An English Flagship Saluting; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/a... More
John Harrison (1693 - 1776) RMG RP7416
John Harrison (1693 - 1776) Painting. Public domain photograph of 18th-century portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
'In Honour of our Queen'- Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Review at S...
'In Honour of our Queen': Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Review at Spithead, 26 June 1897 At her Diamond Jubilee Review at Spithead on 26 June 1897, Queen Victoria was represented by the Prince of Wales. He ... More
A 19th-century royal barge RMG BHC1117
A 19th-century royal barge Oil painting A 19th-century royal barge
A Dutch flagship before the wind RMG BHC0897
A Dutch flagship before the wind This small oil on panel is not by van de Velde the Younger but by an unidentified follower in his general manner, probably in the late 17th or possibly early 18th century. The ... More
A paddle steamer and fishing vessels near a coast RMG BHC1170
A paddle steamer and fishing vessels near a coast Painting. A paddle steamer and fishing vessels near a coast
Anne of Denmark, 1574–1619 RMG BHC4251
Anne of Denmark, 1574–1619 This portrait of Anne of Demark is of a type which can be associated with the Serjeant Painter John de Critz. Portraits of Anne of this type were conceived to hang as pendants to one... More
Captain Lord George Graham, 1715-47, in his Cabin RMG L9661
Captain Lord George Graham, 1715-47, in his Cabin Graham is shown seated on the right at a circular, white-covered table, facing forward but glancing sideways rather than outward, with a place-setting for din... More
Captain Philip Affleck, after 1725-1799 RMG BHC2505
Captain Philip Affleck, after 1725-1799 A full-length portrait to left seated at a table. He wears a captain's uniform (over three years), 1767-74, and a white wig and buckled shoes. His left hand is on his kn... More
Chasing Smugglers on a Rocky Coast RMG BHC1072
Chasing Smugglers on a Rocky Coast In the early 19th century this scene of cavalry driving smugglers back into the water off a rocky coast in stormy weather fulfilled the audiences’ appetite for romantic and a... More
Cutting out the 'Curieux' at Martinique, 3 February 1804 RMG BHC0537
Cutting out the 'Curieux' at Martinique, 3 February 1804 The French brig sloop ‘Curieux’ was fitted out at Martinique in order to attack British interests. As she was a threat to British West Indian commerce, ... More
Edward VI, 1537-1553 RMG BHC2678
Edward VI, 1537-1553 This portrait shows Edward as a prince aged about five. His clothes and pose recall Holbein’s portraits of his father, Henry VIII. The source for the frontal pose, which became one of the ... More
Four frigates capturing Spanish treasure ships off Cape Santa Maria, P...
Four frigates capturing Spanish treasure ships off Cape Santa Maria, Portugal, 5 October 1804 This action, technically at a time of peace with Spain, was one of the most controversial of the Napoleonic War. Fo... More
Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642 RMG BHC2701
Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642 A half-length portrait of Galileo, the Italian mathematician, astronomer and experimental philosopher, in old age. The original version was painted in Florence in 1636 by Justus Sust... More
HMS 'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth Harbour RMG BHC3745
HMS 'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth Harbour Ship portrait. A portrait of the Britannia, broadside to port, entering Portsmouth Harbour. The buildings of Portsmouth Dockyard can be seen in the distance to the l... More
Jonah and the Whale RMG BHC0802
Jonah and the Whale This modestly sized oval panel shows five ships in a storm on the open sea. The most prominent one, depicted in port-broadside view, in the centre of the composition, is struggling through ... More
Rear-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1748-1810, 1st Baron Collingwood RM...
Rear-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1748-1810, 1st Baron Collingwood A full-length portrait to the right, showing Collingwood in rear-admiral’s full dress uniform of the 1795–1812 pattern (with inaccuracies), w... More