'(Battle of Cape) St Vincent. Nelson in the Captain engaging Santissim...
'[Battle of Cape] St Vincent. Nelson in the Captain engaging Santissima Trinidad, San Josef etc' Drawing with grey wash entitled "St Vincent. Nelson in the Captain engaging "Santissima Trinidad", "San Josef". ... More
'14 Jany. 1854.' (63) RMG PU9090
'14 Jany. 1854.' (63) This watercolour by Edward Lear, executed on 14 January 1854, shows the barren banks of the Nile with two gyassis sailing slowly across the calm water of the stream. The time of day could ... More
'A Monitor in the Mediterranean' RMG PW0899, William Lionel Wyllie
'A Monitor in the Mediterranean' Inscribed , as title, in pencil by the artist and signed below that in black ink or watercolour, lower left. This drawing was reproduced (in black and white), with the title ab... More
'Agamemnon' at sea, a cutter in the foreground RMG PT2475
'Agamemnon' at sea, a cutter in the foreground Watercolour entitled 'Agamemnon at sea, a cutter in the foreground'. The cutter may be a pilot and on the right a second ship in stern view flies the post-1843 Gre... More
'Antinoe' (41) RMG PU9095 - Drawing. Public domain image.
'Antinoe' (41) The page is covered with studies of various Egyptian craft, including dahabeeyahs, gyassis and nuggers. Each vessel is portrayed individually on a stretch of calm, reflecting water with some brig... More
'Assistance' and 'Pioneer' breaking out of winter quarters,1854 RMG PW...
'Assistance' and 'Pioneer' breaking out of winter quarters,1854 Inscribed "H.M.S. Assistance and Pioneer breaking out of winter quarters, 1854." 'Assistance' is shown in the centre foreground and 'Pioneer' behi... More
'Basilisk', paddle sloop, 6 guns, towing stern-to-stern with 'Niger', ...
'Basilisk', paddle sloop, 6 guns, towing stern-to-stern with 'Niger', screw sloop, 14 guns Inscribed: “Towing stern to stern each vessel exerting her utmost power in opposite directions. This trial of power bet... More
'Belvidere' off Flushing RMG PY8465
'Belvidere' off Flushing 'Belvidere' is shown in port broadside view, entering port in a stiff breeze, and identified as such by name plate both at her bow and rear bulwark, and the signal “First 8 5 9” flown f... More
'Borneo' of London on Southsea beach, 22 October 1820 RMG PZ0920
'Borneo' of London on Southsea beach, 22 October 1820 No. 32 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961) Drawing inscribed in the upper right 'Borneo of London – on South Sea beach/ Sunday octr/1820.' 'Borneo' of London on Southsea beach
'Bulwark' and other vessels at anchor in Portsmouth Harbour, 1824 RMG ...
'Bulwark' and other vessels at anchor in Portsmouth Harbour, 1824 No. 17 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961) Drawing inscribed in the upper right 'x Bulwark 74 August 25 1824.' 'Bulwark' (ex-'Scipio', renamed 1806), 74-g... More
'Champion' just about to be towed out of Portsmouth Harbour by steamer...
Champion just about to be towed out of Portsmouth Harbour by steamer, 1824 No. 20 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961) Drawing inscribed in the upper left 'Champion just about to be tow’d out of Portsmouth harbour by stea... More
'Chinese Junks' RMG PT2055 - Public domain drawing
'Chinese Junks' No. 5 of 51(PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, and signed in monogram initials and dated 'JHB / 6/67', in the lower left on the drawing. Presumably a view B... More
'Christmas Day 1916'; yachts leaving Portsmouth Harbour RMG PW1012, Wi...
'Christmas Day 1916'; yachts leaving Portsmouth Harbour Signed and inscribed, as title, by the artist, lower right. This view looks directly across the entrance of Portsmouth Harbour to Fort Blockhouse and the... More
'Deir Kadige noon - 1 P.M. Jany. 2. 1867 (28)' RMG PU9103
'Deir Kadige noon - 1 P.M. Jany. 2. 1867 (28)' The page is covered with studies of various Egyptian craft, including dahabeeyahs and gyassis. Some vessels are portrayed individually on a stretch of calm, reflec... More
'Down current all. Jany. 1. 1867. 10.A.M. (7)' RMG PU9113
'Down current all. Jany. 1. 1867. 10.A.M. (7)' The page is covered with studies of various Egyptian craft, including dahabeeyahs and gyassis. Some vessels are portrayed individually on a stretch of calm, reflec... More
'Edinburgh' Fig 6 and Fig 7 RMG PU6624
'Edinburgh' Fig 6 and Fig 7 The triple-hull experimental hand-cranked auxiliary paddle vessel 'Edinburgh', built in 1787.
'Flying Cloud' square-rigger at sea RMG py0619
'Flying Cloud' square-rigger at sea This picture of the ‘Flying Cloud’ was painted in 1921. The name of the ship is inscribed on the back in pencil (in M. S. Robinson’s hand?). Signed by artist bottom right.
'Félicitié' driven ashore at Scheveningen by the 'Richmond', 24 Januar...
'Félicitié' driven ashore at Scheveningen by the 'Richmond', 24 January 1761 This was a minor Anglo-French action during the Seven Years War. It involved the 'Félicité' which had just left Cherbourg on her way ... More
Henry Moses - 'Ganges', 84 guns, in Portsmouth Harbour RMG PU6127
'Ganges', 84 guns, in Portsmouth Harbour The two-decker ‘Ganges’, in two positions, at anchor in Portsmouth harbour: centrally in port-broadside view, and at left, a little further away, stern-on. Around and be... More
'HMS Algiers' off Katcha River (Black Sea) 14 Nov 1854, with Samson an...
'HMS Algiers' off Katcha River (Black Sea) 14 Nov 1854, with Samson and Beagle Technique includes scratching out. HMS Algiers' off Katcha River (Black Sea) 14 Nov 1854, with Samson and Beagle
'HMS Frolic 1850' RMG PU6181 - Public domain drawing
'HMS Frolic 1850' Inscribed, as title, lower right by the unknown but clearly very competent artist. The vessel shown is the third of the name in the Royal Navy, a 16-gun, 511-ton sloop launched in 1842 and sol... More
'Jany 13th and 14th 1854.' (62) RMG PU9108
'Jany 13th & 14th 1854.' (62) The page is covered with studies of various Egyptian craft, including dahabeeyahs, gyassis and nuggers. Each vessel is portrayed individually on a stretch of calm, reflecting water... More
'Jany. 1. 1854 (22)' RMG PU9099
'Jany. 1. 1854 (22)' This watercolour by Edward Lear, executed on 1 January 1854, portrays shipping on the Nile. By the time of his second visit to Egypt, Lear had developed his individual style, which, despite... More
'Japanese Junks' RMG PT2093 - Drawing. Public domain image.
'Japanese Junks' No. 43 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, with the date '1/70'. The view shows two single-masted Japanese sailing craft with patched square cotton o... More
'March 2 4.P.M. near Gau el Kebir.' (580) RMG PU9104
'March 2 4.P.M. near Gau el Kebir.' (580) Three studies of an Egyptian craft carrying passengers sketched by Edward Lear during his third visit to Egypt. Each vessel is portrayed individually on a stretch of ca... More
'Mine sweepers' RMG PW0925, William Lionel Wyllie
'Mine sweepers' Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower left. This drawing was reproduced in Wyllie and M.F. Wren's 'Sea Fights of the Great War' (1918) f. p. 58.The two Royal Naval minesweeping tr... More
'Near Gebel El Silsilis. 26 Jany 1854. 5 1-4 A.M. (135)' RMG PU9096
'Near Gebel El Silsilis. 26 Jany 1854. 5 1/4 A.M. (135)' This watercolour by Edward Lear, executed on 26 January 1854 at 5:15 in the afternoon, shows shipping on the vast expanse of the Nile with three traditio... More
'Near Gebel es Silsilas. 26 Jany. 5 1-2 P.M. 1854. (136)' RMG PU9112
'Near Gebel es Silsilas. 26 Jany. 5 1/2 P.M. 1854. (136)' This watercolour by Edward Lear, executed on 26 January 1854 at 5:30 in the afternoon, shows the banks of the Nile with some tall palm trees to the left... More
'Near Malatieh. 8.30.A.M. Jany. 3. 1867 40)' RMG PU9097
'Near Malatieh. 8.30.A.M. Jany. 3. 1867 40)' This study of a gyassi on the Nile near Malatieh was taken on Edward Lear’s third journey to Egypt in 1867. The lateen-rigged traditional cargo vessel is portrayed o... More
'Nelson Boarding the 'San Nicolas' in the Victory off Cape St Vincent ...
'Nelson Boarding the 'San Nicolas' in the Victory off Cape St Vincent... 14th February 1797....' This is at present a slightly mysterious image of Nelson boarding the 'San Nicolas' at the Battle of Cape St Vinc... More
'No.1 - Forming line ahead' RMG PV1035, William Lionel Wyllie
'No.1 / Forming line ahead' Numbered and inscribed by the artist, as title. It is one of a group of four (PAE1035-PAE1038) showing battleships of the 'King Edward VII' class during squadron evolutions in the p... More
'No.4'; HMS 'King Edward VII' and the squadron at anchor RMG PV1038
'No.4'; HMS 'King Edward VII' and the squadron at anchor Numbered and inscribed by the artist, 'No.4 King Edward VII, New Zealand, Hibernia, Britannia, Commonwealth, Africa, Hindustan'. It is one of a group of ... More
'Our fathers have told us' , HMS 'Actaeon', 1918 RMG PU6219
'Our fathers have told us' , HMS 'Actaeon', 1918 The former screw frigate 'Ariadne' (1859) became a cadet training ship in 1884 and in 1905 was hulked as a torpedo school at Sheerness and renamed 'Actaeon'. In... More
'Resolution' and 'Discovery' off the coast of Tahiti RMG D2537
'Resolution' and 'Discovery' off the coast of Tahiti Probably a later commission as Atkins was not present on Captain Cook's third voyage (1776-80), and works by the artist are not known before 1787. While Atki... More
'S lands schip de Vryheid, by Minorca - in den storm, tusschen den 3e ...
Print of the Dutch warship 'Vryheid' threatened by storm on a lee shore, Minorca, 3-4 February 1784. Print Nederlands: S lands schip de Vryheid, by Minorca..... in den storm, tusschen den 3e en 4e Febry 1784
'Sir Cloudesly Shovel in the Association with the Eagle, Rumney and th...
'Sir Cloudesly Shovel in the Association with the Eagle, Rumney and the Firebrand, Lost on the Rocks of Scilly, October 22, 1707' Print. In autumn 1707 Sir Cloudesley Shovell, the Admiral of the Fleet (the Navy... More
'Stonehouse' Wood Clipper Ship built at Pallion Sunderland in 1866. De...
'Stonehouse' Wood Clipper Ship built at Pallion Sunderland in 1866. Designed by Gilbert Row (Naval Architect) in 1864. [with newspaper cutting and inscription from frame] Signed by artist and dated. Stonehous... More
'Stonehouse' Wood Clipper Ship built at Pallion Sunderland in 1866. De...
'Stonehouse' Wood Clipper Ship built at Pallion Sunderland in 1866. Designed by Gilbert Row (Naval Architect) in 1864. [with newspaper cutting and inscription from frame] Signed by artist and dated. unavailable
Henry Moses - 'Surat Castle' RMG PU7880
'Surat Castle' Print from Moses' 'Sketches of Shipping', entitled 'Surat Castle'. Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist. It shows the East Indiaman 'Surat Castle', presumably in the East India Dock at Blac... More
'T vergaan van 's Lands schip de Unie, in de Noord-Zee - 1782 RMG PW79...
'T vergaan van 's Lands schip de Unie, in de Noord-Zee... 1782 Print 'T vergaan van 's Lands schip de Unie, in de Noord-Zee... 1782
'T Vergaan van's land schip Drenthe, by het eiland Minorca; in den sto...
The shipwreck of Drenthe, by the island of Minorca; in the storm ... 1784 Print Nederlands: T'T Vergaan van's land schip Drenthe, by het eiland Minorca; in den storm..... 1784
't Verongelukken van't O.J. Comp. Retourschip Woestduijn voor Zeeland ...
't Verongelukken van't O.J. Comp. Retourschip Woestduijn voor Zeeland op de Noorder Rasse, den 24 July 1779 Technique includes etching.
'T verzeilen van 's lands schip Prins Willem, op de Zuider-Hoaks, den ...
'T verzeilen van 's lands schip Prins Willem, op de Zuider-Hoaks, den 14e Septr 1781 Print T verzeilen van 's lands schip Prins Willem, op de Zuider-Hoaks, den 14e Septr 1781
'The embarkation of His Majesty George the Fourth, on board the Royal ...
'The embarkation of His Majesty George the Fourth, on board the Royal George Yacht off Greenwich to visit his Scottish Dominions 10 Augt 1822' Signed by the artist and dated, lower right. It shows George IV emb... More
'The German High Seas Fleet caged in Scapa' RMG PW0928
'The German High Seas Fleet caged in Scapa' Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower left, this shows the surrendered German High Seas Fleet at anchor in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands off norther... More
'To The King's most Excellent Majesty, This View of the Royal Dock Yar...
'To The King's most Excellent Majesty, This View of the Royal Dock Yard at Chatham... by... Richd. Paton' This is one of a set of prints of the Royal Dockyards, of which the original paintings by the marine art... More
Henry Moses - 'Trafalgar' 120 Guns RMG PU7885
'Trafalgar' 120 Guns Print from Moses' 'Sketches of Shipping', entitled Trafalgar' 120 Guns'. Signed, inscribed and dated by the artist. Starboard-bow view of the ship in ordinary (reserve) with lower masts onl... More
Henry Moses - 'Trafalgar' 120 Guns RMG PU7886
'Trafalgar' 120 Guns Print from Moses' 'Sketches of Shipping', entitled Trafalgar' 120 Guns'. Signed, inscribed and dated by the artist. Port-bow to broadside view of the ship, roofed over in ordinary (reserve)... More
'Vanguard', 'St Vincent' and a Royal Yacht at Spithead, 1850s RMG PW60...
'Vanguard', 'St Vincent' and a Royal Yacht at Spithead, 1850s William Joy frequently collaborated on watercolours with his brother John. This example, however, appears to be all William's work and he achieves a... More
'View of the Racehorse and Carcass August 7th 1773, when inclosed in t...
'View of the Racehorse and Carcass August 7th 1773, when inclosed in the ice in Lat. 80o 37.N. Engraved for Payne's Universal Geography Vol V Page 481' Vol. V. Page 481. Under the command of Captain the Hon. Co... More
(Plate I, illustrating the poem) 'Our Fathers' (1913) by Captain Ronal...
[Plate I, illustrating the poem] 'Our Fathers' [1913] by Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, RN Mounted with PAF2157 and part of a set comprising PAF2157-PAF2161. Signed by the artist in pencil, bottom left, below the i... More
(Plate II, illustrating the poem) 'Our Fathers' (1913) by Captain Rona...
[Plate II, illustrating the poem] 'Our Fathers' [1913] by Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, RN Plate II. Part of a set comprising PAF2157-PAF2161. For further information on the poem see PAF2157. We regret no image is... More
(Plate III, illustrating the poem) 'Our Fathers' (1913) by Captain Ron...
[Plate III, illustrating the poem] 'Our Fathers' [1913] by Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, RN Bears plate number III, bottom left, and is part of a set comprising PAF2157-PAF2161. The sailing ship images represent v... More
(Plate IV, illustrating the poem) 'Our Fathers' (1913) by Captain Rona...
[Plate IV, illustrating the poem] 'Our Fathers' [1913] by Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, RN Bears plate number IV, bottom left, and is part of a set comprising PAF2157-PAF2161. The top illustration shows a seaplane... More
(Recto) 'Britannia' hove to in a calm to receive a boat, probably near...
(Recto) 'Britannia' hove to in a calm to receive a boat, probably near Cape Carthage, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Dundas, 27 April 1852; (Verso) HMS 'Vengeance' in Port Mahon, 26 May 1852 No. 19 of 36 (PAI0... More
(Recto) Gibraltar, with HMS 'Trafalgar' at anchor, a Spanish smuggling...
(Recto) Gibraltar, with HMS 'Trafalgar' at anchor, a Spanish smuggling boat and the steamer 'Oberon', 26 August 1851; (Verso) 'Mon Juc' [Montjuïc] Barcelona, September 1851 No. 9 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). (R... More
(Recto) HMS 'Ganges' off Fort Trinidad, Rosas Bay, south-eastern Spain...
(Recto) HMS 'Ganges' off Fort Trinidad, Rosas Bay, south-eastern Spain, 9 October 1851; (Verso) Lord Nelson's House, Port Mahon, 12 November 1851 No. 12 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). (Recto) Inscribed top left, ... More
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' at anchor off the Mole head at Barcelona, with...
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' at anchor off the Mole head at Barcelona, with the castle of Montjuïc (continuation drawing from verso of PAI0857); (Verso) four shipping studies, including of a frigate action No. 10 o... More
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' off Sheerness, from the 'Shannon', 28 December...
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' off Sheerness, from the 'Shannon', 28 December 1850; (Verso) studies including Thames barges, a lady and gentleman walking, and trees No. 6 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). . (Recto) Inscrib... More
(Recto) HMS Frigate 'Phaeton', 1822; (Verso) HMS 'Active' RMG PZ0915-0...
(Recto) HMS Frigate 'Phaeton', 1822; (Verso) HMS 'Active' No. 27 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961) (Recto) Drawing insribed in the upper right 'Monday Sepr 16 – 1822 -/ H.M. Frigate Phaeton -', with an indistinct inscr... More
(Recto) Sheerness Dockyard from stern port of the 'Trafalgar', 25 Janu...
(Recto) Sheerness Dockyard from stern port of the 'Trafalgar', 25 January 1851; (Verso) 'Monarch' at Sheerness from the 'Trafalgar' 29 January 1851 No. 7 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). (Recto) Inscribed top left:... More
(Recto) Sketch of ships 'steaming and towing' in the strait between be...
(Recto) Sketch of ships 'steaming and towing' in the strait between between Andro (Andros) and Euboea in the Aegean, September 1852; (Verso) profile views of Cape Matapan, 13 September, and Cape Grosso, 13 Octo... More
(Recto) The 'Sans Pareil' in Besika Bay, 3 October 1853 and the French...
(Recto) The 'Sans Pareil' in Besika Bay, 3 October 1853 and the French steamer 'Mogador' towing the French 'Valmy' into the Dardanelles, 29 October 1853; (Verso) broadside studies of the French 'Jupiter', 'Jena... More
(Recto) The 'Sans Pareil' in Besika Bay, 3 October 1853 and the French...
(Recto) The 'Sans Pareil' in Besika Bay, 3 October 1853 and the French steamer 'Mogador' towing the French 'Valmy' into the Dardanelles, 29 October 1853;(Verso) broadside studies of the French 'Jupiter', 'Jena'... More
(Recto) The 'Ville de Paris', French flag ship, Besika Bay, 22 July 18...
(Recto) The 'Ville de Paris', French flag ship, Besika Bay, 22 July 1853: (verso) The French fleet joining the English in Besika Bay, 14 June 1853 No. 33 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). (Recto) Inscribed 'Ville de... More
(Recto) The English fleet off the entrance to the Dardanelles; (verso)...
(Recto) The English fleet off the entrance to the Dardanelles; (verso) the French and English fleets in Besika Bay, October 1853 No. 34 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). (Recto) Inscribed at the top, 'Entrance of Da... More
(Recto) Trial of Sailing; 'Phaeton' the winner passing 'Trafalgar' (th...
(Recto) Trial of Sailing; 'Phaeton' the winner passing 'Trafalgar' (the turning point), off Malaga, 17 July 1852; (Verso) near collision between 'Dauntless' and 'Trafalgar' No. 22 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). (... More
1. Barque-rigged ironclad (H.M.S. Alexandra at sea). 2. H.M's Gunboat ...
1. Barque-rigged ironclad (H.M.S. Alexandra at sea). 2. H.M's Gunboat Decoy at sea. 3. HMS Alexandra in a breeze. 4. H.M's Despatch-vessel Helicon at sea. 5. Ship rigged ironclad (HMS Achilles in port)Signed by... More
1887 Manoeuvres RMG PV2718, William Lionel Wyllie
1887 Manoeuvres original art: drawing Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
74-Gun Ship in the Solent, circa 1788 RMG PX9682
74-Gun Ship in the Solent, circa 1788 Although the name of the ship depicted in this late drawing by Serres is not now known it is almost certainly a 'ship portrait', that is, an accurate depiction of a particu... More
A Baltimore Clipper Laying to ca.1850 RMG py0617
A Baltimore Clipper Laying to ca.1850 Plate 489. Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A barquentine-rigged Royal Naval Q-ship of the First World War, probab...
A barquentine-rigged Royal Naval Q-ship of the First World War, probably 'Gaelic' (Updated, August 2014) Q-ships were disguised small merchant vessels intended primarily to decoy enemy submarines to attack them... More
A Bermudian Sloop, with a view upon the Spanish Main ca.1807 RMG PY861...
A Bermudian Sloop, with a view upon the Spanish Main ca.1807 Technique includes etching. A Bermudian Sloop, with a view upon the Spanish Main ca.1807
A boat pulling towards two Dutch yachts RMG PW6651
A boat pulling towards two Dutch yachts The drawing shows a ships boat being rowed in the foreground, beyond her a States yacht, beyond which is a ship under way. On the right there is a bezan yacht at anchor. ... More
A boeier and a Dutch flagship at anchor RMG PW7024
A boeier and a Dutch flagship at anchor The drawing is one of a group of drawings in the collection in pen and ink and wash which van de Velde made to illustrate his method of drawing ships so that they appear ... More
A boeier yacht, smalschip and other vessels at anchor in a Dutch harbo...
A boeier yacht, smalschip and other vessels at anchor in a Dutch harbour In the right foreground there is a starboard quarter view of a boeier yacht with a smalschip lying alongside and on the left several kaag... More
A calm with a galliot and a ship at anchor RMG PW6929
A calm with a galliot and a ship at anchor In the left foreground there is a port bow view of a galliot at anchor, with a wherry under her stern. In the centre foreground there is a wherry with two men in it. T... More
A calm with an East Indiaman anchored in an estuary RMG PY8394
A calm with an East Indiaman anchored in an estuary Although Swaine painted a few naval actions, his preference was for general shipping subjects, usually on a small scale. Between 1761 and 1783 he exhibited a ... More
A Clipper in a Squall off Cape Horn - 1860 RMG py0663
A Clipper in a Squall off Cape Horn - 1860 Hand-coloured.
A cutter and a lugger in a fresh breeze RMG D2528
A cutter and a lugger in a fresh breeze Gore lived in Southampton from 1757 until 1773 and during the latter part of this period started developing his drawing style. He also experimented in ship design which r... More
A cutter and a lugger in a fresh breeze RMG PW5822
A cutter and a lugger in a fresh breezeGore lived in Southampton from 1757 until 1773 and during the latter part of this period started developing his drawing style. He also experimented in ship design which re... More
A Cutter chasing RMG PU6060 - Public domain drawing
A Cutter chasing Hand-coloured. Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A Cutter in chase, off the North Foreland RMG PU6080
A Cutter in chase, off the North Foreland Print Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A cutter, frigate and an Indiaman, with other ships RMG PW5911
A cutter, frigate and an Indiaman, with other ships An undated open-sea view with a mixture of shipping, which is characteristic of the Channel, approaching southern England. Signed by artist in the lower left.
A dismasted Dutch flagship off a low coast RMG PV5238
A dismasted Dutch flagship off a low coast A simple but evocative study of a calm that suggests a recent storm survived. To the right is a port broadside view of a ship with the foremast carried away. A second ... More
A dismasted ship scudding in a heavy sea RMG PV5340
A dismasted ship scudding in a heavy sea To the left is a starboard bow view of a ship just showing from behind a wave, scudding before the wind under her fore course. The mainmast has been carried away. Anothe... More
A dogger at anchor RMG PW7033 - Public domain drawing
A dogger at anchor Robinson considers that this drawing is ‘probably’ by van de Velde the Younger. However, it may have been drawn over by a later hand which ‘throws some doubt on the whole drawing’ which has a... More
A dogger at sea RMG PW6873 - Public domain drawing
A dogger at sea Viewed from close on the port bow, a dogger in a sea. Showing some details on the deck and the foot of the mast, but not showing any sails or rigging. This drawing is an unsigned offset by the E... More
A Dutch bezan yacht with a barge coming alongside RMG PW6676
A Dutch bezan yacht with a barge coming alongside A port bow view of a bezan yacht with her mainsail lowered; a barge pulling towards her from ahead. There are two large ships in the background. This is an unsi... More
A Dutch flagship at anchor RMG PU0720
A Dutch flagship at anchor On the left is a ship in starboard bow view, at anchor in a light air, with a flag at the main and a pendant at the fore. The spritsail and mizzen are set, the main topsail loosed on ... More
A Dutch flagship at anchor RMG PW6843
A Dutch flagship at anchor This is an offset from another drawing, rubbed on the back of the paper and well worked up with graphite. An offset was a method used by the van de Veldes to transfer the outline of a... More
A Dutch flagship at anchor RMG PW6971
A Dutch flagship at anchor Viewed from the port bow; a flag at the fore. Other ships in the right distance. This is an unsigned pen and grey ink drawing by the Younger. A Dutch flagship at anchor
A Dutch flagship before a light breeze RMG PV5226
A Dutch flagship before a light breeze On the left is a port bow view of a flagship before a light breeze with a flag at the main and pendant at the fore. In these details it bears a comparison with the princip... More
A Dutch flagship before the wind RMG PW6825
A Dutch flagship before the wind A port broadside view of a ship with a flag at the mizzen before a light breeze with only her mizzen topsail, spritsail and fore and main topmast staysails set. Several boats an... More
A Dutch flagship before the wind RMG PW6938
A Dutch flagship before the wind A near view from before the starboard beam of a ship with flag at the fore before a moderate breeze under fore and main courses and fore topsail, and main topsail half-mast high... More
A Dutch flagship close-hauled in a strong breeze RMG PW6689
A Dutch flagship close-hauled in a strong breeze A free drawing from close under the lee bow of a ship close-hauled on the port tack in a strong breeze. Fore and main topsails settles; sheets and tacks of fore ... More
A Dutch flagship furling her sails RMG PV5245
A Dutch flagship furling her sails A port quarter view of a Dutch ship, this is an offset image taken from the same original as PAE5244. Alongside PAE5244, this sheet belongs to a group of five images, all work... More
A Dutch flagship in a fresh breeze RMG PV5260
A Dutch flagship in a fresh breeze The drawing, which has been dated to around 1675, is made with graphite and grey wash which has been strengthened with pen and ink. It is signed in brown ink ‘W.V.V.J.’ in the... More
A Dutch flagship lying-to RMG PV5273
A Dutch flagship lying-to Intended primarily as a study of the arrangement and behaviour of sails and flags in a breeze, this pen and ink study shows a port broadside view of a vessel with flag and pendant at t... More
A Dutch flagship under easy sail RMG PW6925
A Dutch flagship under easy sail On the right, a ship viewed from slightly abaft the port beam with flag at the main and pendant at the fore, before a light breeze under fore course and fore topsail; the main t... More