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
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
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
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
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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Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Arran and the Firth of Clyde from Fairlie, 184...
'Arran and the Firth of Clyde from Fairlie, 1843' [Scotland]. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Indians at Fort Rupert, Vancouver's Island, Ju...
'Indians at Fort Rupert, Vancouver's Island, July 1851' [Canada]. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Panorama of Lisbon, Portugal, 1856
Panorama of Lisbon, Portugal, 1856. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
British School - Lieutenant William Pasco (1806^–1872-1873) - BHC2940 ...
British School; Lieutenant William Pasco (1806?-1872/1873); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/lieutenant-william-pasco-180618721873-172935
HM Ship 'Tiger' Taking the 'Schakerloo' in the Harbour of Cadiz, 23 Fe...
HM Ship 'Tiger' Taking the 'Schakerloo' in the Harbour of Cadiz, 23 February 1674 A panoramic view looking north across the Bay of Cadiz towards Rota. In the foreground to the right and centre the city's batte... More
Mather Brown - Battle of the Nile
A painting of the height of the Battle of the Nile, 1798 An unfinished painting of the Battle of the Nile. Nelson's decisive victory over the French off the coast of Egypt led to the disintegration of Napoleon... More
Thomas G. Purvis - The barque ‚Colonial Empire‘
Purvis, Thomas G.; The Barque 'Colonial Empire'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-barque-colonial-empire-175367
Zoffany Death of Captain Cook
The native is carrying a feather helmet and cloak that are in the Vienna museum (Zoffany borrowed them for the painting)
H.M.S. Queen, 110 Guns Captn Sir Henry John Leeke
H.M.S. Queen, 110 Guns Captn Sir Henry John Leeke Public domain image of a British navy warship, sailing ship, man of war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Robert Woodcock - A Battle Between English and Dutch Ships
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East Indiaman Warley (adjusted)
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William Hodges, View of part of Owharre (Fare) Harbour, Island of Huah...
Hodges's paintings of the Pacific celebrate British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, undertaken in the 'Resolution' and 'Adventure', 1772-... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Moulmein (Burma) from one of the Pagodas on th...
'Moulmein [Burma] from one of the Pagodas on the hill behind the town, early morning, Feby 1846'.
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Storm at Mazatlan (Mexico), Octr 28th 1851
'Storm at Mazatlan [Mexico], Octr 28th 1851'. Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Samuel Drummond - Battle of Camperdown
Public domain image of a British navy warship, a man of war, 18th-century sailing ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Destruction of Chuiapoo's Pirate Fleet, 30 September 1849, by Nam-Sing...
Destruction of Chuiapoo's Pirate Fleet, 30 September 1849, by Nam-Sing Medium oil on canvas Measurements H 30.5 x W 45.5 cm Accession number BHC0632 Painting was commissioned by Dugald McEwan the Assistant Su... More
Abraham de Verwer (c.1580-1650) - A Dutch and an English Ship off a Ha...
de Verwer, Abraham; A Dutch and an English Ship off a Harbour; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-dutch-and-an-english-ship-off-a-harbour-175924
Adriaen van Salm (c.1660-1720) - A Dutch Flute and Other Vessels off R...
van Salm, Adriaen; A Dutch Flute and Other Vessels off Rotterdam; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-dutch-flute-and-other-vessels-off-rotterdam-175459
British School - Men-of-War and a Yacht in Harbour - BHC0997 - Royal M...
British School; Men-of-War and a Yacht in Harbour; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/men-of-war-and-a-yacht-in-harbour-172730
Chinese School - Portrait of a Naval Officer (possibly Captain Joseph ...
Chinese School; Portrait of a Naval Officer; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/portrait-of-a-naval-officer-173223
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
Gabriel Bray (1746-1823) - A Ship Hove Down and Burning Off - BHC1116 ...
Bray, Gabriel; A Ship Hove Down and Burning Off; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-ship-hove-down-and-burning-off-172669
1906 - A painting of a ship in the ocean
Mears, George; The Barquentine 'Emily Smeed'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-barquentine-emily-smeed-175087
Jan Baptist Bonnecroy - A Middelburg Ship Lying off Middelburg
Public domain image of painting, 17th-18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Rendicion de navio san jose, British naval battle painting
Surrender of the San Josef in the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797). Español: Rendición del navío San José durante la Batalla del Cabo de San Vicente.
William Clark - The Clipper Margaret Galbraith (1868)
The „Margaret Galbraith“ was built in 1868 by Robert Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow for James Galbraith (Albion Line), Glasgow
Experiens Sillemans - A Dutch Ship in a Stormy Sea
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - 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
Dominic Serres - Forcing a Passage of the Hudson
HMS Phoenix, Roebuck and Tartar, accompanied by three smaller vessels, forcing their way through a cheval-de-frise on the Hudson River with the Forts Washington and Lee and several batteries on both sides. The... More
Thomas Somerscales - A Barque Running Before a Gale
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Storck, Four Days Battle. 17th century painting
Four day battle in the Second Anglo-Dutch war Public domain image of a sailing ship, British warship, man of war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Abraham Storck - A Dutch Ship Entering a Mediterranean Port
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
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
The St George and other vessels
Français : Le HMS Saint-George, portant le pavillon d'un vice-amiral de l'escadre rouge, accompagnés d'autres vaisseaux, par Dominic Serres. Peinture de 1787.
HMS Serapis troop ship 1866. No.758
HMS Serapis troop ship 1866. No.758 Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Bonaventura Peeters I (1614-1652) - Seascape with Sailors Sheltering f...
Peeters I, Bonaventura; Seascape with Sailors Sheltering from a Rain Storm; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/seascape-with-sailors-sheltering-from-a-rain-storm-175300
Bonaventura Peeters I (1614-1652) - Sunlight on a Stormy Sea - BHC0804...
Peeters I, Bonaventura; Sunlight on a Stormy Sea; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/sunlight-on-a-stormy-sea-175299
British School - Rear Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew (1760–1834)...
British School; Rear-Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew (1760-1834); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/rear-admiral-sir-benjamin-hallowell-carew-17601834-172909
Cornelis Claesz. van Wieringen (1580-1635) - Heemskerk’s Defeat of the...
van Wieringen, Cornelis Claesz.; Heemskerk's Defeat of the Spaniards at Gibraltar, 25 April 1607; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/heemskerks-defeat-of-the-spaniards-at-gibraltar-25-april... 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
Dominic Serres the Elder - The Capture of Havana, 1762, Storming of Mo...
A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War, 1756–63. It was part of the British offensive against Spain when the latter entered the war in support of France late in 1761. Th... More
George Mears (1826-1906) - The Paddle Steamer 'Plymouth Belle' - BHC35...
Mears, George; The Paddle Steamer 'Plymouth Belle'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-paddle-steamer-plymouth-belle-175092
Quibcardinaux2, 19th century painting
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
William Hogarth 054 - Public domain scan / painting
Portrait of Lord George Graham in his cabin (Graham, youngest son of the Duke of Montrose, in his cabin on the "Lark", with a pipe. Trump, Hogarth's dog, wears Graham's wig.
Battle of Lepanto 1571. Painting, 16th century.
The Battle of Lepanto from 7 October 1571, a naval engagement between allied Christian forces and the Ottoman Turks. The painting is near-contemporary, but it shows an "imaginative interpretation" of the battl... More
Richard Brydges Beechey1
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Charles John De Lacy - HMS 'Vindictive' at Zeebrugge, 23 April 1918
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Joseph Walter - The West Indiaman "Britannia"
A portrait of the West Indiaman 'Britannia', shown in three positions. On the left the ship is shown in stern view and on the far right in bow view. The ship is shown port broadside in the foreground, flying th... More
HMS Hood, Commander F T Hamilton 1893-97 PU9744
HMS Hood signed Mackenzie Thomson Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMS Blanche and Pique, British naval battle painting
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Ben Nevis, from the end of the Caledonian Cana...
'Ben Nevis, from the end of the Caledonian Canal, 1843' [Scotland].
Nicholas Pocock - Men working on beached fishing vessels
This study possibly shows the Kent coast. In 1793 Turner toured Kent and produced wash studies of craft at Dover, which are similar to those shown here.[1] ↑ NMM
View of San Sebastian BHC1929
View of San Sebastian, by James Webb Monte Urgull with the buildings of the Castillo de Santa Cruz de la Mota shown on the sides and summit, on the coast at San Sebastian, northern Spain. San Sebastian, it's s... More
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
Andrew Morton (1802-1845) - William IV (1765–1837) - BHC3097 - Royal M...
Morton, Andrew; William IV (1765-1837); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/william-iv-17651837-175151
British (English) School - An English and Dutch Ship Approaching Each ...
British (English) School; An English and Dutch Ship Approaching Each Other; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-english-and-dutch-ship-approaching-each-other-172681
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
British School - A Ship and Men in a Rowing Boat off Calais - BHC1120 ...
British School; A Ship and Men in a Rowing Boat off Calais; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-ship-and-men-in-a-rowing-boat-off-calais-172785
British School - Donald Mckay (1810–1880) - BHC2859 - Royal Museums Gr...
British School; Donald Mckay (1810-1880); National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/donald-mckay-18101880-172927
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
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description - Picryl description
Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) - A Barge off Deal in Stormy Weather ...
Cooke, Edward William; A Barge off Deal in Stormy Weather; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-barge-off-deal-in-stormy-weather-173326
Francis Holman (1729-1784) - The East Indiaman 'Duke of Portland' - BH...
Holman, Francis; The East Indiaman 'Duke of Portland'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-east-indiaman-duke-of-portland-174762
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
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Bora bora, SE side, within the reef, Septr 5th...
'Bora bora, SE side, within the reef, Septr 5th 1849' [Society Islands].
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Islan...
'Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851' [Canada]. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Tahiti (Society Islands). The Ravine of Fautau...
'Tahiti [Society Islands]. The Ravine of Fautaua - Crown or Diademe Mountain in the centre of the Island, and the town of Papeiti, Augt 24th 1849'.
Abraham van Beijeren - Schepen voor de kust - BHC0839 - Royal Museums ...
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Adriaen van Diest (c.1656-1704) - The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692 ...
van Diest, Adriaen; The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-battle-of-la-hogue-23-may-1692-173409
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
Charles Henry Seaforth (1801-1872) - HMS 'Forte' Passing the Eddystone...
Seaforth, Charles Henry; HMS 'Forte' Passing the Eddystone Lighthouse; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-forte-passing-the-eddystone-lighthouse-175535
1906 - Public domain image of steamship
Mears, George; The Paddle Steamer 'Bordeaux'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-paddle-steamer-bordeaux-175091
Blackwall Yard from the Thames, British naval battle painting
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Heerman Witmont - Action between Dutch and English Ships - WGA25795
Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Jan Porcellis Dutch Ships in a Gale
Dutch Ships in a Gale
Reinier Nooms - Dutch Ships off Tripoli
The painting showing Dutch ships off the coast of Tripoli. Viewed from above, though not quite an aerial perspective, the port and shipping in the bay are all very carefully detailed.
The Bombardment of Sveaborg, 9 August 1855 by John Wilson Carmichael
On the left are three ships of the line all in port-bow view, the 'Belle-Isle', 'Duke of Wellington', 'Tourville' (French), Then in the foreground in starboard-bow view the 'Edinburgh'. The paddle steamer 'Drag... 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
Abraham de Verwer - A Dutch and English Ship off a Harbour
Public domain image of painting, 17th-18th century, free to use, 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'.
'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
Mutiny HMS Bounty (cropped)
published by B B Evans
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
Adriaen van der Kabel - Port of Genua 1660
Port of Genua 1660 Public domain photograph of 17th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description