paintings of naval battles by nicholas pocock, royal museums greenwich

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Agamemnon and Ca Ira 1795 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Agamemnon and Ca Ira 1795 - Drawing. Public domain image.

"The 'Agamemnon' engaging the Ca Ira', 13 March 1795" Sketch of HMS Agamemnon fighting French ship Ca Ira at the Battle of Genoa, 1795

Agamemnon engaging four French frigates

Agamemnon engaging four French frigates

Sketch by Nicholas Pocock, 1810. Depicts Nelson's engagement with a French frigate squadron off Sardinia on 22 September 1793.

Nelson's ' Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sardinia, 27 October 1793 RMG PU8705

Nelson's ' Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sa...

Nelson's ' Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sardinia, 27 October 1793 This drawing probably relates to PAF5873, which appears to be a rather different watercolour treatment of the same a... More

Nelson's 'Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sardinia, 27 October 1793. RMG PW0007

Nelson's 'Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sar...

Nelson's 'Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sardinia, 27 October 1793. This is a variant pencil sketch to PAD8705 and, like that, also relates to a rather different watercolour of the sam... More

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 RMG PU8872

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 O...

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 Pocock presumably had this table for use in doing paintings of the battle, as he had for the Battle of 1 June 1794 (see PAD8871)... More

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 RMG PU8873

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 O...

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 Pocock presumably had this table for use in doing paintings of the battle, as he had for the Battle of 1 June 1794 (see PAD8871)... More

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 RMG PU8871

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of the Glorious Fir...

Table of flags worn by British ships at the Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 Both the writing and drawing of this table of distinguishing flags of the ships of Lord Howe's fleet suggest that Pocock dr... More

The 'Agamemnon' cuts out French vessels from Port Maurice, near Oneglia, 1 June 1796 RMG PW5874

The 'Agamemnon' cuts out French vessels from Port Maurice, near Onegli...

The 'Agamemnon' cuts out French vessels from Port Maurice, near Oneglia, 1 June 1796 The second, but fourth in order of events, in a series of ten drawings (PAF5871–PAF5874, PAF5876, PAF5880–PAF5881 and PAF5883... More

The 'Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sardinia, 27 October 1793 RMG PW5873

The 'Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sardinia...

The 'Agamemnon' engaging four French frigates and a brig near Sardinia, 27 October 1793The third, but second in order of events, in a series of ten drawings (PAF5871–PAF5874, PAF5876, PAF5880–PAF5881 and PAF588... More

The 'Agamemnon' engaging the 'Ça Ira', 13 March 1795 RMG PW5872

The 'Agamemnon' engaging the 'Ça Ira', 13 March 1795 RMG PW5872

The 'Agamemnon' engaging the 'Ça Ira', 13 March 1795 The ninth, but third in order of events, in a series of ten drawings (PAF5871–PAF5874, PAF5876, PAF5880–PAF5881 and PAF5883–5885) of mainly lesser-known inci... More

The 'Phoenix' in chase of the 'Didon', 18 August 1805 RMG PY9535

The 'Phoenix' in chase of the 'Didon', 18 August 1805 RMG PY9535

The 'Phoenix' in chase of the 'Didon', 18 August 1805 This was purchased for the Museum from Davis, a London dealer, by Sir James Caird in 1948 with PAH9534. It was then believed to show the frigate 'Amethyst' ... More

The 'Vanguard' disabled and in tow by the 'Alexander' (Capt Ball), 22 May 1798 RMG PW5876

The 'Vanguard' disabled and in tow by the 'Alexander' (Capt Ball), 22 ...

The 'Vanguard' disabled and in tow by the 'Alexander' (Capt Ball), 22 May 1798 The fourth, but fifth in order of events, in a series of ten drawings (PAF5871–PAF5874, PAF5876, PAF5880-PAF5881 and PAF5883–PAF588... More

The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 RMG PW5875

The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 RMG PW5875

The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 A pencil and wash drawing signed, ' N. Pocock', lower left and inscribed 'Camperdown' by the artist. It shows the later part of the action with De Winter's totally dism... More

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 RMG PU8709

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 RMG PU8709

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 This drawing appears to be a study for an oil painting of this subject by Pocock (BHC0399), which was painted as a historical piece in 1812. The ship sinking toward ... More

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 RMG PU8712

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 RMG PU8712

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 The subject of this drawing relates to a painting by Pocock of the Seven Years War, dated 1812. The ship sinking on the left is the French 'Thésée'. The faint outlin... More

The Battle of St Vincent, 14 February 1797- Nelson in the 'Captain' takes the 'San Josef' and 'San Nicolas' RMG PW0020

The Battle of St Vincent, 14 February 1797- Nelson in the 'Captain' ta...

The Battle of St Vincent, 14 February 1797: Nelson in the 'Captain' takes the 'San Josef' and 'San Nicolas' Pen and ink drawings, like this one, by Pocock are relatively unusual. It shows Nelson's 74-gun 'Cap... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 (?); three ships engaged RMG PU8713

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 (?); three ships engage...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 (?); three ships engaged The two-decker ships in this vigorous pencil sketch are not identified. However the sketch may be compositionally related to an oil painti... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794- Lord Howe breaking the line RMG PU8714

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794- Lord Howe breaking the...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794: Lord Howe breaking the line This drawing appears to show Howe's 'Queen Charlotte', flying Howe’s flag at her main. She is the last ship clearly shown on the right... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; ' Lord Howe to windward of the French Line on the same tack' RMG PU8702

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; ' Lord Howe to windwar...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; ' Lord Howe to windward of the French Line on the same tack' Although Pocock was present at the Battle of 1 June 1794 in the repeating frigate 'Pegasus', this dra... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; 'Invincible' and 'Le Juste' RMG PU8697

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; 'Invincible' and 'Le J...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; 'Invincible' and 'Le Juste' Inscribed at the bottom 'Invincible' and 'Le Juste' by the artist. Pocock was almost certainly present at the Battle of the First of J... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; plan of the action RMG PU8870

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; plan of the action RMG...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; plan of the action This plan shows the height of the action with the two flagships, 'Queen Charlotte' and 'Montagne', on the far right. The plan depicts the battl... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; stern views of the captured French ships 'L'America' and 'La Juste' RMG PU8700

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; stern views of the cap...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; stern views of the captured French ships 'L'America' and 'La Juste' This sketch, begun in pencil and then with parts of the hulls inked, shows two of the French ... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' (?) and 'Le Vengeur' RMG L9777

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' (?) and ...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' (?) and 'Le Vengeur' Pocock was almost certainly present at the Battle of 1 June 1794 on board the 'Pegasus' (Captain Barlow), one of the frigates i... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' (?) and 'Le Vengeur' RMG PU8704

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' (?) and ...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' (?) and 'Le Vengeur' Pocock was almost certainly present at the Battle of 1 June 1794 on board the 'Pegasus' (Captain Barlow), one of the frigates i... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' under tow by a frigate RMG PU8701

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' under to...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Defence' under tow by a frigate One of Pocock's on-the-spot sketches of the aftermath of the Battle of 1 June 1794, inscribed lower left 'Frigate towing Defe... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' and 'Queen' after the battle RMG L9874

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' ...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' and 'Queen' after the battle One of the most striking of Pocock's eyewitness studies of the aftermath of the Battle of 1 June 1794, conveyin... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' and 'Queen' after the battle RMG PU8703

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' ...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' and 'Queen' after the battle One of the most striking of Pocock's eyewitness studies of the aftermath of the Battle of 1 June 1794, conveyin... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' to leeward of the 'Montagne' RMG PU8696

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' ...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Queen Charlotte' to leeward of the 'Montagne' Pocock was present at the Battle of the First of June on board the 'Pegasus', one of Howe's frigates. A number ... More

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Royal Sovereign' and the 'Terrible' (No.1) RMG PU8699

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Royal Sovereign' ...

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794; the 'Royal Sovereign' and the 'Terrible' (No.1) This is one of two similarly composed sketches of which the other is PAD8698 (Pocock's No. 2). It is inscribed low... More

The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798; chart of Aboukir Bay and of the action, with key RMG PY0143

The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798; chart of Aboukir Bay and of the...

The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798; chart of Aboukir Bay and of the action, with key A detailed, annotated and scaled chart or plan of Aboukir Bay with the main action of the Battle of the Nile on the left, ... More

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805; 'Second Picture', the boarding of the 'San Augustino' by the 'Leviathan' RMG PU8781

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805; 'Second Picture', the boardi...

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805; 'Second Picture', the boarding of the 'San Augustino' by the 'Leviathan' This painting is inscribed by Pocock in ink 'Second Picture/ the Boarding'. The ships are ident... More

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805; The 'Victory' cutting through the French line RMG PW5881

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805; The 'Victory' cutting throug...

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805; The 'Victory' cutting through the French line The seventh, but ninth in order of events, in a series of ten drawings (PAF5871–PAF5874, PAF5876, PAF5880–PAF5881 and PAF5... More

The British Fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 (before the Battle of Copenhagen) RMG PT2304

The British Fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 (before...

The British Fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 [before the Battle of Copenhagen] The British fleet under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, with Nelson (flying blue at the fore) as second-in-command, is s... More

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 RMG PU8853

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 RMG PU8853

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 This vigorous pencil and wash sketch is a preliminary version of a watercolour of 1802 (PAF5878), which is itself one of a pair, and presumably of about the same date.

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 RMG PW5878

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 RMG PW5878

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 This is one of a pair of drawings of this action (PAF5878–PAF5879). Napoleon captured Malta in 1798, en route to invade Egypt, and the French held possession u... More

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 RMG PW5879

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 RMG PW5879

The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800 The second of a pair of drawings (PAF5878–PAF5879) of which the first (PAF5878) shows the start of this action. This drawing shows the end, with the completely... More