Cornelis Bouwmeester (c.1652-1733) - Calm, Dutch Ships at Anchor in a ...
Bouwmeester, Cornelis; Calm: Dutch Ships at Anchor in a Crowded Harbour; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/calm-dutch-ships-at-anchor-in-a-crowded-harbour-172660
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
Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen - A Dutch merchantman attacked by an Eng...
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.
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
D. W. - Dutch Ships in a Breeze - BHC0737 - Royal Museums Greenwich
W., D.; Dutch Ships in a Breeze; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/dutch-ships-in-a-breeze-173361
De Vlieger, Brederode off Hellevoetsluis
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.
Debut de l action entre la Magicienne et la Sibylle janvier 1783
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Destruction du Soleil Royal à la bataille de La Hougue 1692
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Dominic Serres (1722-1793) - A Ketch Rigged Royal Yacht Close-Hauled o...
Serres, Dominic; A Ketch Rigged Royal Yacht Close-Hauled on the Starboard Tack; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-ketch-rigged-royal-yacht-close-hauled-on-the-starboard-tack-175589
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) - HMS 'Pearl' Capturing the 'Esperance', 30...
Serres, Dominic; HMS 'Pearl' Capturing the 'Esperance', 30 September 1780; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-pearl-capturing-the-esperance-30-september-1780-175571
Dutch Ships sailing off a Rocky Shore
In this panel, van Eertvelt has taken up the popular motif of ships sailing off a rocky coast in a fresh breeze. The theme was introduced into Netherlandish art by painters such as Pieter Bruegel the Elder duri... More
Ebenezer Colls (1812-1887) - Destruction of the 'Droits de l'Homme', 1...
Colls, Ebenezer; Destruction of the 'Droits de l'Homme', 13 January 1797; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/destruction-of-the-droits-de-lhomme-13-january-1797-173312
Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-1894) - HMS 'Queen' and 'Princess Roy...
Inglefield, Edward Augustus; HMS 'Queen' and 'Princess Royal' in a Stormy Sea; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-queen-and-princess-royal-in-a-stormy-sea-174841
Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) - HM Turret Ship 'Devastation' at Spi...
Cooke, Edward William; HM Turret Ship 'Devastation' at Spithead on the Occasion of the Naval Review in Honour of the Shah of Persia, 23rd June 1873; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hm-tu... More
Eugène Boudin - Trouville, en attendant la marée
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Experiens Sillemans (1611-1653) - Men in a Boat near Two Dutch Ships -...
Sillemans, Experiens; Men in a Boat near Two Dutch Ships; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/men-in-a-boat-near-two-dutch-ships-175604
Francis Holman (1729-1784) - A Two-Decker and Other Vessels Off Dover ...
Holman, Francis; A Two-Decker and Other Vessels Off Dover; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-two-decker-and-other-vessels-off-dover-174767
Francis Holman (1729-1784) - Barrington's Action at St Lucia, 15 Decem...
Holman, Francis; Barrington's Action at St Lucia, 15 December 1778; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/barringtons-action-at-st-lucia-15-december-1778-174766
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
Francis Holman (1729-1784) - The Indiaman 'Withywood' - BHC3730 - Roya...
Holman, Francis; The Indiaman 'Withywood'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-indiaman-withywood-174771
Francis Swaine (1730-1782) - An English Squadron Getting Under Way - B...
Swaine, Francis; An English Squadron Getting Under Way; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-english-squadron-getting-under-way-175710
Francis Swaine (1730-1782) - The Capture of the 'Foudroyant' by HMS 'M...
Swaine, Francis; The Capture of the 'Foudroyant' by HMS 'Monmouth', 28 February 1758; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-capture-of-the-foudroyant-by-hms-monmouth-28-february-1758-175714
Frederick J. Tudgay (1841-1921) - The Barque 'George Durkee' Under Way...
Tudgay, Frederick J.; The Barque 'George Durkee' Under Way; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-barque-george-durkee-under-way-175759
Frederick J. Tudgay (1841-1921) - The Ship 'Vellore' - BHC3682 - Royal...
Tudgay, Frederick J.; The Ship 'Vellore'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-ship-vellore-175757
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 ship in the middle of the ocean
Mears, George; HMY 'Victoria and Albert II'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hmy-victoria-and-albert-ii-175094
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
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
1906 - A painting of two ships in the ocean
Mears, George; The Brig 'Commerce'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-brig-commerce-175085
1906 - A painting of a tall ship in the ocean
Mears, George; The Brig 'Pennine'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-brig-pennine-175088
George Mears (1826-1906) - The Paddle Steamer 'Alexandra' - BHC3181 - ...
Mears, George; The Paddle Steamer 'Alexandra'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-paddle-steamer-alexandra-175095
George Renwick Barr (1820-1898) - The Brig 'Jansen' - BHC3425 - Royal ...
Barr, George Renwick; The Brig 'Jansen'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-brig-jansen-172566
George Webster (1797-1864) - An East Indiaman off Dover - BHC1162 - Ro...
Webster, George; An East Indiaman off Dover; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-east-indiaman-off-dover-176000
Gerrit Battem (c.1636-1684) - A Fishing Pink Running Past a Jetty - BH...
Battem, Gerrit; A Fishing Pink Running Past a Jetty; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-fishing-pink-running-past-a-jetty-172567
Girolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - HMS 'Agincourt' at Malta - BHC2329...
Gianni, Giancinto; HMS 'Agincourt' at Malta; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-agincourt-at-malta-174659
Girolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - HMS 'Alexandra' - BHC4174 - Royal ...
Gianni, Giancinto; HMS 'Alexandra'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-alexandra-174660
Glorieux combats de juin 1794, 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
Goyen 1644c Fishing Boats in an Estuary at Dusk
Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hans Goderis (1622-1643) - Dutch Boats in a Strong Breeze - BHC0716 - ...
Goderis, Hans; Dutch Boats in a Strong Breeze; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/dutch-boats-in-a-strong-breeze-174670
Heerman Witmont (1605-c.1683) - A Dutch Squadron in the Sound - BHC084...
Witmont, Heerman; A Dutch Squadron in the Sound; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-dutch-squadron-in-the-sound-176158
Heerman Witmont (1605-c.1683) - The Battle of the Gabbard, 2 June 1653...
Witmont, Heerman; The Battle of the Gabbard, 2 June 1653; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-battle-of-the-gabbard-2-june-1653-176156
Jacob Knyff English and dutch ships taking on stores at a port
Public domain image of a harbor, sailing ship, boat, city building, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Jan Claesz Rietschoof - Schepen op de Scheldt
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John Cleveley the Elder - The East Indiaman 'Princess Royal'
The East Indiaman ‚Princess Royal‘ Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Joseph Walter - Shipping in the Bristol Channel
Merchant shipping is shown in the Bristol Channel, off the mouth of the Avon, in the year of the accession of Queen Victoria. The ship on the far left is shown in port-broadside view at anchor, with a quarter-g... More
Ludolf Bakhuizen - A Dutch Flagship with a Yacht Under Her Stern
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Luxborough Galley on fire, 25 June 1727
The 'Luxborough Galley' on fire, 25 June 1727 Public domain photograph of 18th-century maritime painting, ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dominic Serres - PenobscotExpeditionBySerres
This is a depiction of naval action in the American Revolutionary War's 1779 Penobscot Expedition. painting shows the bay viewed from the south. In the left background is the ‘Raisonable’ with a white ensign a... More
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
Quibcardinaux2, 19th century painting
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Simon de Vlieger (1601-1653) - A Dutch Ferry Boat before a Breeze - BH...
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
Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1...
Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783 'Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783' Start of the action between HMS 'Magicienne' and 'La Sibyl... More
The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies on...
This early work by Andries van Eertvelt was based on the more famous painting by Eertvelt's master, Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom (1566-1640) which is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The painting shows the return to ... More
Thomas A. Binks - The East Indiaman ‚East Indian‘ (1819)
This painting shows a view across open water towards an East Indiaman and an American vessel in the middle ground. A small cutter can be seen in the right foreground.
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
Thomas G. Purvis - The barque ‚Earl of Dunmore‘
Purvis, Thomas G.; The Barque 'Earl of Dunmore'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-barque-earl-of-dunmore-175369
Thomas G. Purvis - The barque ‚Norma‘
Purvis, Thomas G.; The Barque 'Norma'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-barque-norma-175370
Turner, The Battle of Trafalgar (1822)
The painting combines events from several times during the battle. Nelson's famous signal "England expects..." flies from the Victory (11:50); the top-mizzenmast falls (13:00); the Achille is on fire in the bac... More
Vroom Hendrick Cornelisz The Return of Prince Charles from Spain 5 Oct...
The Return of Prince Charles from Spain, 5 October 1623.Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom
Willem van de Velde (II) - The Battle at Texel - WGA24522
Picryl description: Public domain photo of landscape art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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 - The Return of George IV to Greenwich from Scotland
George IV was the first sovereign to visit Scotland (15-27 August 1822) since Charles I, and here the King is portrayed on his return being rowed to the watergate of Greenwich Hospital.
William Clark - The Barque Eucles
The Barque „Eucles“ was built in 1834 Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
An English Ship Becalmed
Oil painting, entitled 'An English ship becalmed' attributed to Peter Monamy, as signature not seen on the canvas. Overall: 827 mm x 1133 mm x 60 mm; Painting: 772 mm x 1078 mm x 26 mm
Cornelis Bouwmeester - A Dutch Ship Arriving at Naples
Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
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
Hendrick Staets - A Dutch Ship Foundering off a Rocky Coast
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Hydra and Furet, British naval battle painting
oil on canvas on board; 460 x 600 mm In the right foreground is the Hydra, in port-bow view, sailing close-hauled on the starboard tack. In the left middle distance is the Furet, also port-bow view, firing a g... More
Jacob Feyt de Vries - A Dutch Whaling Fleet
Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
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
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The ship Queen - nmm BHC3570 - Public domain
A double portrait of the ship ‘Queen’ shown ship rigged and broadside-on. It was probably painted in about 1840. The second view of the ship is on the right and shows the ship from the stern. There are a large... More
The Victory Raking the Spanish Salvador del Mundo at the Battle of Cap...
Français : Scène de la bataille du cap Saint-Vincent en 1797. Le HMS Victory lache une bordée sur le vaisseau espagnol Salvador del Mundo.
"Water Witch" opium clipper 1831
British opium clipper "Water Witch" built 1831 Public domain image of Chinese history, opium war, China government, and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Simon de Vlieger - A Dutch Ferry Boat Before a Breeze
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Andries van Eertvelt - Embarkation of Spanish Troops (1630s)
Embarkation of Spanish Troops Public domain photograph of 17th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Battle of Frigate Bay, British Navy ship
Hood's anchored fleet repels De Grasse at the Battle of Frigate Bay off St Kitts January 26, 1782
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
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
HMS Britannia Chambers mg 0529, British naval battle painting
HMS Britannia entering Portsmouth (detail) Public domain image of a British navy warship, sailing ship, man of war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Clark - The Helen Denny (1866)
The „Helen Denny“ was built in 1866 by Robert Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow for Albion Shipping Co. Patrick Henderson. 1874 reduced to a barque.
John Cleveley the Elder - The 'Royal Caroline'
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Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen - A Dutch Admiralty Yacht off Flushing
Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Cornelis Vroom Spanish Men of War Engaging Barbary Corsairs
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Daniël Schellinks - HM Ship Tiger Taking the Schakerloo in the Harbour...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Daniël Schellinks - HMS Tiger attacked by eight Dutch privateers, 26 A...
Public domain photo of Dutch art painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
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
East Indiaman Asia - A painting of a sailing ship in rough water
The ship was built in 1811 and is shown off Hong Kong between 1831 and 1832, towards the end of her career. The artist has depicted her in starboard broadside, flying the red ensign and distinguishing flags. Ch... More
HMS Endymion (1865), British navy ship
The frigate HMS 'Endymion', launched in Deptford in 1865. She served in the Mediterranean, and visited Australia in 1869-70 as part of the famous Flying Squadron. In 1881 she was transferred to the Metropolitan... 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
Four Days battle mg 0501, British naval battle painting
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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.
Hendrik Rietschoof - A Dutch Flagship and other Vessels off a Rocky Co...
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Hermionecuttingout, British naval battle painting
HMS Hermione being cut out of Puerto Cabello by boats from HMS Surprise
HMS Speedy, 19th century painting
"HMS Speedy falling in with the wreck of Queen Charlotte March 21 1800 at Leghorn".
John Lynn - The 'Vernon' and other vessels
The painting showing the steam auxiliary 'Blackwall frigate' East Indiaman 'Vernon', 996 tons, broadside in the centre on her maiden voyage. She passing HM ships 'Edinburgh' and 'Blenheim' as they beat down Ch... More
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
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.