Coastal view four miles north-eastward of the Reskar Lighthouse, Baro ...
Coastal view four miles north-eastward of the Reskar Lighthouse, Baro Sound, Finland No. 6 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, 'Four miles... More
Francis Holman (1729-1784) - A Merchant Ship, c.1762 - BHC1060 - Royal...
Holman, Francis; A Merchant Ship, c.1762; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-merchant-ship-c-1762-174765
Battle of Lepanto. Painting, 16th century.
Svenska: En målning av slaget vid Lepanto 1571. Olja på duk. English: The Battle of Lepanto from 7 October 1571, a naval engagement between allied Christian forces and the Ottoman Turks. Nederlands: Slag bij... More
Deptford Yard - A painting of boats in a harbor with a castle in the b...
The East India Company's Yard and buildings near Deptford Creek. 17th Century, English school. BHC1873
Robert Salmon - The 'Ann' off Birkenhead
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East Indiaman Warley (adjusted)
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East Indiaman Warley - A painting of ships in a body of water
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Spanish Armada - A painting of a naval battle with ships in the water
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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’.In 1816 a squadron under Admiral Sir Edward Pellew was fitted out and sent to Algiers where they ar... More
Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873) (copy after) - Queen Victoria (18...
Winterhalter, Franz Xaver; Queen Victoria (1819-1901); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/queen-victoria-18191901-175794
Portuguese Carracks off a Rocky Coast
Portuguese carracks off a rocky coast. Public domain photograph of 16th-century painting, renaissance or mannerist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
An Algerian ship off a barbary port (C17)
Eertvelt was one of the earliest Flemish marine painters and one of several artists whom collector Eric Palmer was concerned to rediscover and reinstate in the history of the subject. He was very highly regarde... More
Thomas Somerscales - A Barque Running Before a Gale
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Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Lake of Acoleo (Laguna de Aculeo), Chile, Jany...
'Lake of Acoleo [Laguna de Aculeo], Chile, Jany 11th 1851'. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
'Mount Pers, Piz Palu, Zupo, Crastaguzza, Bernina, Morteratch and Buva...
'Mount Pers, Piz Palu, Zupo, Crastaguzza, Bernina, Morteratch & Buval; and the Morteratch Glacier; from near Montebello on the Bernina Road, 1880' [Switzerland] No. 38 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 184... More
Invincible Armada. Warship photograph collection
English ships and the Spanish Armada, August 1588. The painting may have been a design for a tapestry, or if not is laid out like one, and is dateable to the years immediately following the event. The composit... More
Charles Brooking (1723-1759) - East Indiamen in a Gale - BHC1029 - Roy...
Brooking, Charles; East Indiamen in a Gale; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/east-indiamen-in-a-gale-173103
Julius Caesar Ibbetson - A Beached Collier Unloading into Carts
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
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
British (English) School - East India Company Ships at Deptford - BHC1...
East India Company Ships at Deptford. The large Indiaman being fitted out in the dock belongs to Thomas Grantham (bap. 1641 – 1718) it is the Charles the Second, 775 tons, launched in February 1683 by Johnson ... More
Capture of Fort Louis, Martinique, 1794
On 5th February 1794, Sir John Jervis and Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, arrived at Martinique and by 20th March the whole island, with the exception of Fort Bourbon and Fort Royal, had submitted. Jervis... More
Carlo Antonio Tavella (1668-1738) - Jonah and the Whale - BHC0881 - Ro...
Jonah and the whale Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
François Etienne Musin (1820-1888) - HMS 'Erebus' in the Ice, 1846 - B...
Musin, Francois Etienne; HMS 'Erebus' in the Ice, 1846; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-erebus-in-the-ice-1846-175175
Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) - Daniel Defoe (1660–1731) - BHC2648 - Roy...
Kneller, Godfrey; Daniel Defoe (1660-1731); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/daniel-defoe-16601731-174895
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Apia Bay, Upolu, Navigators' Islands (Samoa) S...
'Apia Bay, Upolu, Navigators' Islands [Samoa] Septr 18th 1849'. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The 'Royal Prince' and other Vessels at the Four Days Battle, 1–4 June...
The 'Royal Prince' and other Vessels at the Four Days Battle, 1–4 June 1666 The Four Days Battle was one of several naval engagements, which took place on the southern part of the North Sea, during the Second ... More
Thomas G. Purvis - The Ship 'Portpatrick'
Purvis, Thomas G.; The Ship 'Portpatrick'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-ship-portpatrick-175368
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Mr Rust, editor & renovator of the Pacific Sta...
Mr Rust, editor & renovator of the "Pacific Star", and his brother, Dr Rust, outside a saloon in Sacramento City [California], September 1851.
William Smyth HMS Terror February 1837
HMS Terror : view of the Port side of the ship with an effect of sunrise in February 1837 and shewing the state of the snow walls at that time.
A fleet of East Indiamen at sea
This painting has the alternative title 'Ships of the East India Company at Sea' but was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1803 as 'The Hindostan, G. Millet[t], commander, and senior officer of eighteen sail o... More
Dominic Serres (1722-1793) - Ships off the Gun Wharf at Portsmouth, 17...
Serres, Dominic; Ships off the Gun Wharf at Portsmouth, 1770; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/ships-off-the-gun-wharf-at-portsmouth-1770-175560
Richard Brydges Beechey1
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HMS Blanche and Pique, British naval battle painting
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Abraham van Beijeren - Schepen voor de kust - BHC0839 - Royal Museums ...
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Andries van Eertvelt (1590-1652) - Spanish Engagement with Barbary Pir...
van Eertvelt, Andries; Spanish Engagement with Barbary Pirates; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/spanish-engagement-with-barbary-pirates-173491
Andries van Eertvelt (1590-1652) - The Return to Amsterdam of the Seco...
van Eertvelt, Andries; The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies on 19 July 1599; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-return-to-amsterdam-of-the-second-expediti... More
HMS Monarch RMG PW7819, British navy ship
HMS Monarch signed Mackenzie Thomson Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The barque of Rajah of Sarawak
The barque of Rajah of Sarawak. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a...
'The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a look at one's ship'.
Combat de la fregate Amazone et du HMS Santa Margarita juillet 1782
The capture of the 'Amazone' by HM ship 'Santa Margarita', 29 July 1782 The two ships shown were frigates of 36 guns, the 'Santa Margarita' - a Spanish-built prize - with 255 men under Captain Elliot Salter an... More
Francis Holman (1729-1784) - The Cutter 'Fly' and Other Vessels - BHC3...
Holman, Francis; The Cutter 'Fly' and Other Vessels; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-cutter-fly-and-other-vessels-174759
John Cleveley the Elder, The Royal George at Deptford Showing the Laun...
A fictitious combination of two events set in Deptford Dockyard in southeast London, England, UK: the launch of the H.M.S. Cambridge (left) in Deptford on 21 October 1755, and the H.M.S. Royal George (right) wh... More
Matthieu van Plattenberg - A Dutch Ship Running on to a Rocky Coast
A Dutch trading ship, flying the Dutch flag, is being carried by bleak and tenebrous waters which force it towards dark, foreboding cliffs. Foamy waves, composed diagonally across the surface of the painting, ... More
Portuguese Carracks off a Rocky Coast (cropped)
Portuguese carracks off a rocky coast. Public domain photograph of 16th-century painting, renaissance or mannerist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way RMG BHC1040
A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way A ship-rigged cat-bark is shown on the right, with her anchors raised and making sail in very calm conditions. She is a Danish trading vessel flying their flag from the s... More
Dominic Serres (1722-1793) - French Fire-Ships Attacking the English F...
Serres, Dominic; French Fire-Ships Attacking the English Fleet off Quebec, 28 June 1759; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/french-fire-ships-attacking-the-english-fleet-off-quebec-28-june-... More
Francis Hayman (1708-1776) - Captain Sir Edward Vernon (1723–1794) - B...
Hayman, Francis; Captain Sir Edward Vernon (1723-1794); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/captain-sir-edward-vernon-17231794-174719
The Fort of Chuenpee - Drawing. Public domain image.
The Fort of Chuenpee Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Adam Silo - A Dutch Whaler and Other Vessels in the Ice
A Dutch Whaler and Other Vessels in the Ice.*oil on canvas .*44 x 61.8 cm .*circa 1757
David James (1853-1904) - Blown on the Wind - BHC2311 - Royal Museums ...
James, David; Blown on the Wind; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/blown-on-the-wind-174850
Dominic Serres (1722-1793) - Attack on Goree, 29 December 1758, Ships ...
Serres, Dominic; Attack on Goree, 29 December 1758: Ships at Anchor after the Action; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/attack-on-goree-29-december-1758-ships-at-anchor-after-the-action-175581
Simon de Vlieger - A Dutch Ferry Boat Before a Breeze
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HMS Erebus and Terror in the Antarctic by John Wilson Carmichael
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Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom - A Dutch Ship and Fishing Boat in a Fresh Br...
Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Corfu, Octr. 12th 1857 (Greece)
'Corfu, Octr. 12th 1857' [Greece]. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Dauntless (1847) in a following wind
HMS Dauntless in a following wind, Nov 17 1850, by Captain Cowper Phipps Coles RN, in the collection of the National Maritime Museum. This image has been uploaded to illustrate the article on HMS Dauntless.
William Lionel Wyllie Arran
Painting : Arran.
HMS Calypso (1783), PW7972, British naval battle painting
Calypso, PW7972. Hand-coloured. Calypso was run down and sunk during a gale in the Atlantic by a merchantman she was escorting in convoy, while returning from Jamaica on 30th July 1803. The Calypso is here sho... More
Abraham Storck - Fishing Boats in a Storm off the Dutch Coast at Den H...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Adriaen van der Cabel (c.1631-1705) - The Port of Genoa - BHC0754 - Ro...
van der Cabel, Adriaen; The Port of Genoa; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-port-of-genoa-173161
Adriaen van Salm (c.1660-1720) - Forbin's Attempt against Scotland, 13...
van Salm, Adriaen; Forbin's Attempt against Scotland, 13 March 1708; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/forbins-attempt-against-scotland-13-march-1708-175465
Andries van Eertvelt (1590-1652) - An Algerine Ship off a Barbary Port...
van Eertvelt, Andries; An Algerine Ship off a Barbary Port; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-algerine-ship-off-a-barbary-port-173492
Beginning of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748 RMG BHC0373
Beginning of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748 When Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles was cruising in search of a Spanish treasure fleet off Havana in 1748, he heard of a squadron of seven Spanish men of w... More
Bonaventura Peeters I (1614-1652) - Dutch Indiamen Passing Herring Bus...
Peeters I, Bonaventura; Dutch Indiamen Passing Herring Busses; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/dutch-indiamen-passing-herring-busses-175302
British School - Commander John Crispo (1773–1841) - BHC2637 - Royal M...
British School; Commander John Crispo (1773-1841); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/commander-john-crispo-17731841-172751
British School - Portrait of a Captain - BHC3113 - Royal Museums Green...
British School; Portrait of a Captain; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/portrait-of-a-captain-172768
British School - Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman - BHC3158 - Royal Mu...
British School; Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/portrait-of-an-unknown-gentleman-172723
British School - Sir John Ross (1777–1856) - BHC2982 - Royal Museums G...
British School; Sir John Ross (1777-1856); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/sir-john-ross-17771856-172769
British School - Sir Thomas Slade (c.1703–1771) - BHC3030 - Royal Muse...
British School; Sir Thomas Slade (c.1703-1771); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/sir-thomas-slade-c-17031771-172850
British School - The Honourable East India Company's Brig in a Breeze ...
British School; The Honourable East India Company's Brig in a Breeze; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-honourable-east-india-companys-brig-in-a-breeze-172783
British School - View of Greenwich and the River Thames from Greenwich...
British School; View of Greenwich and the River Thames from Greenwich Park; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/view-of-greenwich-and-the-river-thames-from-greenwich-park-172725
Charles Brooking (1723-1759) - A Dutch Beach Scene with a Man-of-War i...
Brooking, Charles; A Dutch Beach Scene with a Man-of-War in the Distance; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-dutch-beach-scene-with-a-man-of-war-in-the-distance-173105
Charles Gregory (1810-1896) - HMS 'Rodney' - BHC3585 - Royal Museums G...
Gregory, Charles; HMS 'Rodney'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-rodney-174683
Cornelis Bouwmeester (c.1652-1733) - An English Fourth-Rate Close-Haul...
Bouwmeester, Cornelis; An English Fourth-Rate Close-Hauled in a Breeze; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-english-fourth-rate-close-hauled-in-a-breeze-172658
Cornelis Bouwmeester (c.1652-1733) - English Men-of-War in a Strong Br...
Bouwmeester, Cornelis; English Men-of-War in a Strong Breeze; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/english-men-of-war-in-a-strong-breeze-172659
Debut de l action entre la Magicienne et la Sibylle janvier 1783
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Dominic Serres (1722-1793) - An English Frigate Chased by the French o...
Serres, Dominic; An English Frigate Chased by the French off the Indian Coast; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-english-frigate-chased-by-the-french-off-the-indian-coast-175588
Dominic Serres (1722-1793) - Attack on Goree, 29 December 1758 - BHC03...
Serres, Dominic; Attack on Goree, 29 December 1758; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/attack-on-goree-29-december-1758-175579
Dominic Serres (1722-1793) - The East Indiaman 'Pitt' and Other Vessel...
Serres, Dominic; The East Indiaman 'Pitt' and Other Vessels; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-east-indiaman-pitt-and-other-vessels-175573
Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) - A Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats ...
Cooke, Edward William; A Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-harbour-scene-with-fishing-boats-173331
Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) - Dutch Barges near a Beach - BHC1251...
Cooke, Edward William; Dutch Barges near a Beach; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/dutch-barges-near-a-beach-173327
End of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748 RMG BHC0374
When Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles was cruising in search of a Spanish treasure fleet off Havana in 1748, he heard of a squadron of seven Spanish men of war nearby. He met them on 1 October and a brisk action e... More
Francesco Apollodoro (1531-1612) (attributed to) - Galileo Galilei (15...
Apollodoro, Francesco; Galileo Galilei (1564-1642); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/galileo-galilei-15641642-172529
Francis Holman (1729-1784) - Blackwall Yard from the Thames - BHC1866 ...
Holman, Francis; Blackwall Yard from the Thames; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/blackwall-yard-from-the-thames-174763
Francis Swaine (1730-1782) - Shipping by Moonlight - BHC1049 - Royal M...
Swaine, Francis; Shipping by Moonlight; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/shipping-by-moonlight-175716
George Chambers II (1829-1878) - The Yacht 'Isabel' on the First Voyag...
Chambers II, George; The Yacht 'Isabel' on the First Voyage into Smith Sound; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-yacht-isabel-on-the-first-voyage-into-smith-sound-173212
1906 - A painting of a tall ship in the ocean
Mears, George; The Brig 'Carbonaria'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-brig-carbonaria-175090
George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson (1806-1884) - Queen Victoria's Visit ...
Atkinson, George Mounsey Wheatley; Queen Victoria's Visit to Queenstown, 1849; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/queen-victorias-visit-to-queenstown-1849-172537
Girolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - HMS 'Thunderer' off Malta - BHC417...
Gianni, Giancinto; HMS 'Thunderer' off Malta; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-thunderer-off-malta-174658
Heerman Witmont (1605-c.1683) - Action between Dutch and English Ships...
Witmont, Heerman; Action between Dutch and English Ships; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/action-between-dutch-and-english-ships-176157
John Cleveley the Elder - A Sixth-Rate on the Stocks
The exact location of the shipyard in this painting is unclear but it may be on the south bank of the Thames at Rotherhithe. The ship in the foreground ready for launching is a 24-gun sloop of war, much in use ... More
Pieter Mulier A Ship Wrecked in a Storm off a Rocky Coast
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The barque 'Queen Bee' - Public domain portrait painting
A portrait of the barque ‘Queen Bee', shown broadside-on. The ship flies the flag with her name on the main mast. A lighthouse and coastal scene with houses can be seen in the distance on the left. There is ot... More
Willem van de Velde the Younger - The Departure of William of Orange a...
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
William Anderson (1757-1837) - The 'Queen Charlotte' at the Review at ...
Anderson, William; The 'Queen Charlotte' at the Review at Spithead, 1790; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-queen-charlotte-at-the-review-at-spithead-1790-172515
Cape Passaro 1718, British Navy ship
The Battle of Cape Passaro, 11 August 1718. A painting showing an action during the war with Spain, 1718-20. The Spanish flagship ‘Real San Felipe’ in the centre, flanked on either side by probably British ‘Su... More
Charles Brooking - A Beach Scene near Scheveningen
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John Cleveley the Elder - The 'Royal Caroline'
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Francis Holman - Launch of the 'Venerable', 1784
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John Thomas Baines - Action between HMS 'Blanche' and the 'Pique', 5 J...
This painting, by English artist John Thomas Baines (1820–75), refers to an incident between the British frigate ‘Blanche’ and the French vessel ‘Pique’ off Guadeloupe in the early hours of 5 January 1795. In t... More