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'E 567 lies doggo for a spell'- a submarine on the sea-bed RMG PW1786-002

'E 567 lies doggo for a spell'- a submarine on the sea-bed RMG PW1786-...

'E 567 lies doggo for a spell': a submarine on the sea-bed Signed by artist and inscribed below, as title, lower right, this drawing was reproduced in colour in Wyllie and M.F. Wren's 'Sea Fights of the Great W... More

'Edinburgh' Fig 6 and Fig 7 RMG PU6624

'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.

'Equity or a Sailor's Prayer before Battle. Anecdote of the Battle of Trafalgar' (caricature) RMG PX8554

'Equity or a Sailor's Prayer before Battle. Anecdote of the Battle of ...

'Equity or a Sailor's Prayer before Battle. Anecdote of the Battle of Trafalgar' (caricature) Hand-coloured.; No.42. Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8513-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666. A post-Trafalgar satire... More

'Europa Point, Gibraltar, Augt 29th 1857' RMG PZ4693

'Europa Point, Gibraltar, Augt 29th 1857' RMG PZ4693

'Europa Point, Gibraltar, Augt 29th 1857' No. 21 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The eighth of a series of drawings of the M... More

'Evening' RMG PY6170 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Evening' RMG PY6170 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Evening' Print This print, entitled 'Evening' depicts a man and a donkey resting by a water pool. This is one of three prints within this collection all of a similar crayon like style, all dated 1819 and all p... More

'Falls of Orrin in a spate, Septr 3rd 1883' (Scotland) RMG PZ4714

'Falls of Orrin in a spate, Septr 3rd 1883' (Scotland) RMG PZ4714

'Falls of Orrin in a spate, Septr 3rd 1883' [Scotland] No. 42 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Glen Orrin is a valley of the ... More

'Fighting for the Dunghill, or, Jack Tar Setting Buonaparte. (caricature)' RMG PU4792-001

'Fighting for the Dunghill, or, Jack Tar Setting Buonaparte. (caricatu...

'Fighting for the Dunghill, or, Jack Tar Setting Buonaparte. (caricature)' This is the earliest of Gillray’s portrayals of Bonaparte as the symbolic personification of France. Here he is caricatured in a manner... More

'Fighting for the Dunghill, or, Jack Tar Setting Buonaparte. (caricature)' RMG PU4792

'Fighting for the Dunghill, or, Jack Tar Setting Buonaparte. (caricatu...

'Fighting for the Dunghill, or, Jack Tar Setting Buonaparte. (caricature)' This is the earliest of Gillray’s portrayals of Bonaparte as the symbolic personification of France. Here he is caricatured in a manner... More

'Fishing boats off the Rock of Lisbon, Decr 24th 1856' (Portugal) RMG PZ4683

'Fishing boats off the Rock of Lisbon, Decr 24th 1856' (Portugal) RMG ...

'Fishing boats off the Rock of Lisbon, Decr 24th 1856' [Portugal] No. 11 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. It shows 'beancods'... More

'Florence from hotel window on the Lung' Arno, July 1st 1857' (Italy) RMG PZ4689

'Florence from hotel window on the Lung' Arno, July 1st 1857' (Italy) ...

'Florence from hotel window on the Lung' Arno, July 1st 1857' [Italy] No. 17 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The fifth of a ... More

'Flying Cloud' square-rigger at sea RMG py0619

'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.

'Fort and village of Navarino (Pylos), Septr. 26th 1857' (Greece) RMG PZ4694

'Fort and village of Navarino (Pylos), Septr. 26th 1857' (Greece) RMG ...

'Fort and village of Navarino [Pylos], Septr. 26th 1857' [Greece] No. 22 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The ninth of a seri... More

'Fort of Suda (Souda), and entrance to Suda Bay, Candia (Crete), Octr. 24th 1857' RMG PZ4697

'Fort of Suda (Souda), and entrance to Suda Bay, Candia (Crete), Octr....

'Fort of Suda [Souda], and entrance to Suda Bay, Candia [Crete], Octr. 24th 1857' No. 25 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The... More

'Fortress of Monjuich (Montjuïc), Barcelona, July 30th 1857' (Spain) RMG PZ4691

'Fortress of Monjuich (Montjuïc), Barcelona, July 30th 1857' (Spain) R...

'Fortress of Monjuich [Montjuïc], Barcelona, July 30th 1857' [Spain] No. 19 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The seventh of a... More

'Framlingham Castle Suffolk' RMG PY6149

'Framlingham Castle Suffolk' RMG PY6149

'Framlingham Castle Suffolk' Engraving of Framlingham Castle, Suffolk. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publicat... More

'Fratelli Rocks, June 12th 1856' (Tunisia) RMG PZ4684

'Fratelli Rocks, June 12th 1856' (Tunisia) RMG PZ4684

'Fratelli Rocks, June 12th 1856' [Tunisia] No. 12 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The view shown is at dusk, looking westwar... More

'French Invasion or Buonaparte Landing in Great Britain' (caricature) RMG PY7338

'French Invasion or Buonaparte Landing in Great Britain' (caricature) ...

'French Invasion or Buonaparte Landing in Great Britain' (caricature) Hand-coloured print depicting 'French Invasion or Buonaparte Landing in Great Britain (caricature)'. This is the first of a series of invasi... More

'Froxfield, July 11 1878' RMG PY6047

'Froxfield, July 11 1878' RMG PY6047

'Froxfield, July 11 1878' Sketch of Froxfield church, July 11 1878 William James Herschel returned home in 1878 after 25 years in the Indian civil service. That summer he went on a sketching holiday with S. E. ... More

'Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich to Whitehall on the 8th January, 1806' RMG 3972

'Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich t...

'Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich to Whitehall on the 8th January, 1806' A panoramic view of Nelson's funeral procession. Nelson's funeral barge can be seen in the foreground ... More

'Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich to Whitehall on the 8th January, 1806' RMG PY7323

'Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich t...

'Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich to Whitehall on the 8th January, 1806' A panoramic view of Nelson's funeral procession. Nelson's funeral barge can be seen in the foreground ... More

'Furuye, Hirado' (Japan) RMG PT2074

'Furuye, Hirado' (Japan) RMG PT2074

'Furuye, Hirado' [Japan] No. 24 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, with the date '8/68'. Furuye lies on longitude 129. 31 east of Greenwich, on the west side of the... More

'Félicitié' driven ashore at Scheveningen by the 'Richmond', 24 January 1761 RMG PY0127

'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

'Gallipoli- "River Clyde" Pushing in for V Beach', in the Dardanelles, 1915 RMG PW2078

'Gallipoli- "River Clyde" Pushing in for V Beach', in the Dardanelles,...

'Gallipoli: "River Clyde" Pushing in for V Beach', in the Dardanelles, 1915 Signed by the artist and inscribed, lower left, 'River Clyde pushing in for V Beach / from a sketch by a Naval officer'. This drawing... More

'Gallipoli- Troops Disembarking on W Beach at Gallipoli, 6 a.m. April 26th 1915' (sic- but correctly 25 April, in the Dardanelles campaign) RMG PV1023

'Gallipoli- Troops Disembarking on W Beach at Gallipoli, 6 a.m. April ...

'Gallipoli: Troops Disembarking on W Beach at Gallipoli, 6 a.m. April 26th 1915' [sic: but correctly 25 April, in the Dardanelles campaign] Inscribed by the artist, below image: 'Troops disembarking on W. Beac... More

Henry Moses - 'Ganges', 84 guns, in Portsmouth Harbour RMG PU6127

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

'Geometrical Elevations ( - ) of the Cathedrals of Salisbury, Norwich, St Paul's London, St Peter's Rome, and the Great Pyramid of Egypt, to one scale.' RMG PY6085

'Geometrical Elevations ( - ) of the Cathedrals of Salisbury, Norwich,...

'Geometrical Elevations [...] of the Cathedrals of Salisbury, Norwich, St Paul's London, St Peter's Rome, and the Great Pyramid of Egypt, to one scale.' This artistic representation of various important Cathedr... More

'German Battle ships and Light Cruisers at Scapa' RMG PW1759

'German Battle ships and Light Cruisers at Scapa' RMG PW1759

German battleships and cruisers at Scapa Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower right. Scapa Flow, a natural expanse of sea enclosed by the Orkney Islands, was the designated anchorage of the Roya... More

'Glencoe from near Ballyhulish, 1843' (Scotland) RMG PZ4705

'Glencoe from near Ballyhulish, 1843' (Scotland) RMG PZ4705

'Glencoe from near Ballyhulish, 1843' [Scotland] No. 33 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The view is presumably eastwards alo... More

'Good-Bye My Lads!' Nelson leaving Portsmouth to sail for Trafalgar on the Victory. Supplement to Holly Leaves The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Christmas Number, 1905 RMG PZ7651

'Good-Bye My Lads!' Nelson leaving Portsmouth to sail for Trafalgar on...

'Good-Bye My Lads!' Nelson leaving Portsmouth to sail for Trafalgar on the Victory. Supplement to Holly Leaves The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Christmas Number, 1905 From a supplement to ‘Holly Leave... More

'Great Shefford, Vale of Lambourne, 12 July 1878' RMG PY6050

'Great Shefford, Vale of Lambourne, 12 July 1878' RMG PY6050

'Great Shefford, Vale of Lambourne, 12 July 1878' Sketch of the country scene, Great Shefford, Vale of Lambourne, 12 July 1878. William James Herschel returned home in 1878 after 25 years in the Indian civil s... More

'H.M.S Charybdis Aug 1st 1914. Nov 14th 1914' RMG PU0301

'H.M.S Charybdis Aug 1st 1914. Nov 14th 1914' RMG PU0301

'H.M.S Charybdis Aug 1st 1914. Nov 14th 1914' Signed by artist. One of the eight ships of the 'Astraea'-class of protected cruisers (4390 tons) built for the Royal Navy during the 1890s. They served on a number... More

'H.M.S. Hindustan Nov- 24th 1914. Oct- 16th 1915' RMG PU6319

'H.M.S. Hindustan Nov- 24th 1914. Oct- 16th 1915' RMG PU6319

'H.M.S. Hindustan Nov: 24th 1914. Oct: 16th 1915' One of the eight ships of the King Edward VII-class pre-dreadnought battleships, all except 'King Edward VII' being named for parts of the Empire. Built by Joh... More

'H.M.S. Invincible May 31st 1916 - Jutland' RMG PU6324

'H.M.S. Invincible May 31st 1916 - Jutland' RMG PU6324

'H.M.S. Invincible May 31st 1916 - Jutland' Although the accompanying mount commemorates the ship's final and fateful engagement at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, this image partly records its pre-war appearanc... More

'H.M.S. Lark 1913-1916 Harwich Force' RMG PU6333

'H.M.S. Lark 1913-1916 Harwich Force' RMG PU6333

'H.M.S. Lark 1913-1916 Harwich Force' Ship portrait of HMS 'Lark' (1913) shown from port side, travelling at speed through moderately rough water. 'Lark' was a Laforey-class destroyer, built by Yarrow Shipbuil... More

'H.M.S. Sceptre, Harwich force, 1916-1919' RMG PU6336

'H.M.S. Sceptre, Harwich force, 1916-1919' RMG PU6336

'H.M.S. Sceptre, Harwich force, 1916-1919' Signed by the artist, lower right and inscribed on the mount, as title. The ship, seen in starboard broadside view, was one of 51 R-class destroyers, a type which serv... More

'H.M.S. Valorous' RMG PU6338 - Public domain  drawing

'H.M.S. Valorous' RMG PU6338 - Public domain drawing

'H.M.S. Valorous' Signed 'RUMcC' lower right and inscribed at the bottom, as title, both in white. Though recorded and stored as a drawing this is in fact an oil-on-board painting showing a basic representation... More

'HMS Algiers' off Katcha River (Black Sea) 14 Nov 1854, with Samson and Beagle RMG PW8132

'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 Bonaventure and submarines' RMG PW2083, William Lionel Wyllie

'HMS Bonaventure and submarines' RMG PW2083, William Lionel Wyllie

'HMS Bonaventure and submarines' Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower right. The 'Bonaventure' (1892) was a second-class protected cruiser converted to a submarine depot ship in 1907. This fini... More

'HMS Bonaventure and submarines' RMG PW2083, William Lionel Wyllie

'HMS Bonaventure and submarines' RMG PW2083, William Lionel Wyllie

'HMS Bonaventure and submarines' Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower right. The 'Bonaventure' (1892) was a second-class protected cruiser converted to a submarine depot ship in 1907. This fini... More

'HMS Frolic 1850' RMG PU6181 - Public domain  drawing

'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

'HMS Lion in the Forth' RMG PW2121, William Lionel Wyllie

'HMS Lion in the Forth' RMG PW2121, William Lionel Wyllie

'HMS Lion in the Forth' Signed by the artist and inscribed , as title, lower right. The battlecruiser 'Lion' is shown in starboard-bow view, at moorings and with her forward guns trained to starboard. She is w... More

'HMS New Zealand off Hoy' RMG PW1834, William Lionel Wyllie

'HMS New Zealand off Hoy' RMG PW1834, William Lionel Wyllie

'HMS New Zealand off Hoy' Inscribed in pencil by the artist, lower right, as title, this drawing shows the battlecruiser 'New Zealand' (1911) in bow view during firing practice, out of Scapa Flow, after her 191... More

'Hogland, Augt 24th 1855' (Finland) RMG PZ4676

'Hogland, Augt 24th 1855' (Finland) RMG PZ4676

'Hogland, Augt 24th 1855' [Finland] No. 4 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Fold-out panoramic drawing on two joined sheets, the right one stuck down on the album page, which is captioned by the ... More

'Horse at Play' RMG PY6167 - Public domain scenic engraving

'Horse at Play' RMG PY6167 - Public domain scenic engraving

'Horse at Play' 'Horse at play' after George Stubbs. Stubbs was the horse painter of his day, renouned for his accurate representation of horses anatomy made possible by his many years of study and dissection. ... More

'Horse starting' RMG PY6168 - Public domain  engraving

'Horse starting' RMG PY6168 - Public domain engraving

'Horse starting' 'Horse starting' after Sawrey Gilpin. Gilpin was one of the most respected animal painters of his day, second only to his rival George Stubbs. This print shows a horse on rocky terrain being st... More

'How's her head Jack?' Original illustration to Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (1840) RMG PW6071

'How's her head Jack?' Original illustration to Marryat's 'Poor Jack' ...

'How's her head Jack?' Original illustration to Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (1840)Jack (Tom Saunders) is being tested by Bramble the pilot, to whom he is apprentice, on his knowledge of compass bearings. He is watche... More

'Hun sinking'- rescue of survivors from the 'Blücher' (?), 1915 RMG PV3363

'Hun sinking'- rescue of survivors from the 'Blücher' (?), 1915 RMG PV...

'Hun sinking': rescue of survivors from the 'Blücher' (?), 1915 The British destroyer on the left appears to be an 'Acheron ' (I)-class ship and the subject is probably the rescue of the crew of the German armo... More

'Huns on the Clyde'- a visiting German squadron led by the battleship 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm', 1898 RMG PV0006

'Huns on the Clyde'- a visiting German squadron led by the battleship ...

'Huns on the Clyde': a visiting German squadron led by the battleship 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm', 1898 Inscribed, lower right, as title. An unfinished watercolour wash study, of four German ships arriving, w... More

'In the Val Bevers, Engadine, 1880' (Switzerland) RMG PZ4709

'In the Val Bevers, Engadine, 1880' (Switzerland) RMG PZ4709

'In the Val Bevers, Engadine, 1880' [Switzerland] No. 37 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. A view in the valley of the River I... More

'Invincible and Inflexible steaming out of Port Stanley in Chase'- the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914 RMG PW1879

'Invincible and Inflexible steaming out of Port Stanley in Chase'- the...

'Invincible and Inflexible steaming out of Port Stanley in Chase': the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914 Signed by the artist, lower left, this watercolour was reproduced (in colour a... More

'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918 RMG PV2157 (cropped)

'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918 RMG PV2157 (cropped)

'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918 These two vessels seen in stern view are the Mersey ferries 'Iris' and 'Daffodil' (both 1906) double-berthed at Dover. If the received date is correct it refers to ... More

'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918 RMG PV2157

'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918 RMG PV2157

'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918 These two vessels seen in stern view are the Mersey ferries 'Iris' and 'Daffodil' (both 1906) double-berthed at Dover. If the received date is correct it refers to ... More

'Iron Duke'-class battleships at Scapa Flow, 1917-18 RMG PU9927

'Iron Duke'-class battleships at Scapa Flow, 1917-18 RMG PU9927

'Iron Duke'-class battleships at Scapa Flow, 1917-18 A study of warships in Scapa Flow at sunset, with a balloon floating above to the right. It has been given a pencil frame, propably for reproduction, with th... More

'Iron Duke'-class battleships off a coast RMG PV3123, William Lionel Wyllie

'Iron Duke'-class battleships off a coast RMG PV3123, William Lionel W...

'Iron Duke'-class battleships off a coast This loose study was previously wrongly identified as showing 'King Edward VII' class ships ('Wobbly Eights') but appears to be of 'Iron Dukes' in the period 1914-16, p... More

'Jack helping Freeman the fisherman' (off Greenwich Hospital). Original illustration for Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (1840) RMG PU8910

'Jack helping Freeman the fisherman' (off Greenwich Hospital). Origina...

'Jack helping Freeman the fisherman' [off Greenwich Hospital]. Original illustration for Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (1840) (Updated February 2016) One of Stanfield's original drawings for Captain Marryat's novel 'Po... More

'Jany. 1. 1854 (22)' RMG PU9099

'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

'Jany. 3. 1854.' (30) RMG PU9093

'Jany. 3. 1854.' (30) RMG PU9093

'Jany. 3. 1854.' (30) This watercolour by Edward Lear, executed on 3 January 1854, shows a large lateen-rigged vessel passing along the Nile with the steep bank of the river rising in the background. Single pal... More

'Jany. 3. noon 1854.' (28) RMG PU9100

'Jany. 3. noon 1854.' (28) RMG PU9100

'Jany. 3. noon 1854.' (28) This watercolour by Edward Lear, executed on 3 January 1854, shows the banks of the Nile with a large gyassi passing a low, square and possibly ancient building amongst palm trees on ... More

'Japanese Junks' RMG PT2093 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'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

'Japanese junks' RMG PT2097 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Japanese junks' RMG PT2097 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Japanese junks' No. 47 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, but without any suggestion of where the coastal location may be. Colleagues in the Museum of Maritime Scie... More

'Japanese moosmes' RMG PT2099 - Public domain  drawing

'Japanese moosmes' RMG PT2099 - Public domain drawing

'Japanese moosmes' No. 49 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title. 'Moosme', is an anglicization of the Japanese 'musume' meaning girl or daughter. The Oxford English Dict... More

'Jetty Becton Gasworks' RMG PW0948, William Lionel Wyllie

'Jetty Becton Gasworks' RMG PW0948, William Lionel Wyllie

'Jetty Becton Gasworks' A watercolour of the jetty at Beckton Gas Works. It was over 400 yards (365m) in length. Steam colliers carrying coal from the north of England moored at the jetty in order to be unloade... More

'John Bull Exchanging News with the Continent. Trafalgar' (caricature) RMG PW4004

'John Bull Exchanging News with the Continent. Trafalgar' (caricature)...

'John Bull Exchanging News with the Continent. Trafalgar' (caricature) This satirical print indicates the importance to both sides, around the time of the Battles of Trafalgar and Austerlitz, of news bulletins ... More

'Jungfrau from Interlaken, 1877' (Switzerland) RMG PZ4708

'Jungfrau from Interlaken, 1877' (Switzerland) RMG PZ4708

'Jungfrau from Interlaken, 1877' [Switzerland] No. 36 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Interlaken, Switzerland, between Lakes... More

'Kotka bridge, burnt July 26th 1855' (Finland) RMG PZ4673

'Kotka bridge, burnt July 26th 1855' (Finland) RMG PZ4673

'Kotka bridge, burnt July 26th 1855' [Finland] No. 1 in Fanshawe's Baltic, later service and holiday album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The historic town and ... More

'La Grosse Pierre sur le Glacier de Vorderaar. Canton de Berne Province d'Oberhasbi' RMG PY6102

'La Grosse Pierre sur le Glacier de Vorderaar. Canton de Berne Provinc...

'La Grosse Pierre sur le Glacier de Vorderaar. Canton de Berne Province d'Oberhasbi' Print showing a stone on the glacier of Vorderaar, Switzerland. Inscription below the image: 'Dediee a M. le Comte de Meuron ... More

'Lac de Seculejo pres Luchon. Hte Garonne 1835' RMG PY6098

'Lac de Seculejo pres Luchon. Hte Garonne 1835' RMG PY6098

'Lac de Seculejo pres Luchon. Hte Garonne 1835' Plate No.3. 'Lac de Seculejo pres Luchon. Hte Garonne 1835'

'Launch of Lusitania' RMG PV2100, William Lionel Wyllie

'Launch of Lusitania' RMG PV2100, William Lionel Wyllie

'Launch of Lusitania' Inscribed by the artist, as title, lower right. A view looking up from fine off the starboard bow at the 'Lusitania' on her launching cradle at John Brown's yard, Clydebank, with flags fly... More

'Le San Culote' (Sans-Culotte), figurehead Revolutionary French ship circa 1795 RMG PY0129

'Le San Culote' (Sans-Culotte), figurehead Revolutionary French ship c...

'Le San Culote' [Sans-Culotte], figurehead Revolutionary French ship circa 1795 Drawing of 'Le San Culote' [sic], Revolutionary French ship figurehead circa 1795. Medium includes watercolour. It was usual for s... More

'Light cruisers, Scapa' RMG PV0025, William Lionel Wyllie

'Light cruisers, Scapa' RMG PV0025, William Lionel Wyllie

'Light cruisers, Scapa' Inscribed by the artist, as title (but lacking the comma) lower right. The ships are British vessels of 'Arethusa' and 'Caroline' types,about 1916, and appear to be raising steam in an ... More

'Loch Torridon, Septr 1883' (Scotland) RMG PZ4715

'Loch Torridon, Septr 1883' (Scotland) RMG PZ4715

'Loch Torridon, Septr 1883' [Scotland] No. 43 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Loch Torridon is a sea loch, with a lower and ... More

'Looking across the Clyde from Gourock, 1843' (Scotland) RMG PZ4703

'Looking across the Clyde from Gourock, 1843' (Scotland) RMG PZ4703

'Looking across the Clyde from Gourock, 1843' [Scotland] No. 31 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Gourock lies west of Greenoc... More

'Lough Swilly' RMG PW2134, William Lionel Wyllie

'Lough Swilly' RMG PW2134, William Lionel Wyllie

'Lough Swilly' In 1889 Wyllie spent some time with the navy during manoeuvres in Lough Swilly on the north-west coast of County Donegal, Ireland. Sixty-nine of the watercolours he produced were exhibited later ... More

'Luxor 15th Feby. 1867' RMG PU9101

'Luxor 15th Feby. 1867' RMG PU9101

'Luxor 15th Feby. 1867' During his third visit to Egypt in 1867 Edward Lear collected these five sketches. On the top of the paper are three separate images of a barge laden with straw. Underneath on the left i... More

'M.31' in the Mediterranean RMG PU6337

'M.31' in the Mediterranean RMG PU6337

'M.31' in the Mediterranean Signed 'W.H.C.Cluett', lower right, this is an accurate port-broadside depiction of this Royal Naval 'M'-class river monitor at anchor. This small type was put together fairly rapid... More

'Madagascar', East Indiaman, 1000 tons RMG PT2918

'Madagascar', East Indiaman, 1000 tons RMG PT2918

'Madagascar', East Indiaman, 1000 tons Print entitled ' Madagascar, East Indiaman, 1000 tons'. The print is framed and the bears the text which reads 'To Captain Fortescue Wm Harris and the officers of the ship... More

'Malaga, Augt 14th 1857' (Spain) RMG PZ4692

'Malaga, Augt 14th 1857' (Spain) RMG PZ4692

'Malaga, Augt 14th 1857' [Spain] No. 20 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The seventh of a series of drawings of the Mediterra... More

'Marabout Island' RMG PW1481, William Lionel Wyllie

'Marabout Island' RMG PW1481, William Lionel Wyllie

'Marabout Island' In 1883 the Fine Art Society, London, commissioned Wyllie to paint two pictures of the British Bombardment of Alexandria, which had taken place on 11 July 1882. Wyllie went to Alexandria in or... More

'March 2 4.P.M. near Gau el Kebir.' (580) RMG PU9104

'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

'Margate' RMG PW2141, William Lionel Wyllie

'Margate' RMG PW2141, William Lionel Wyllie

'Margate' During the 1890s the Dowdeswell Galleries, London, held several exhibitions of Wyllie's watercolours. In 1896 over a hundred coastal subjects were exhibited in “'Salt-Water Studies', of 'Sunshine, Sto... More

'Mary Ruddle's shop. Burbage. Wilts, 11 July 1878' RMG PY6048

'Mary Ruddle's shop. Burbage. Wilts, 11 July 1878' RMG PY6048

'Mary Ruddle's shop. Burbage. Wilts, 11 July 1878' Sketch of Mary Ruddle's shop. Burbage. Wilts, 11 July 1878 William James Herschel returned home in 1878 after 25 years in the Indian civil service. That summer... More

'Medea'-class destroyer RMG PV2609 (cropped), William Lionel Wyllie

'Medea'-class destroyer RMG PV2609 (cropped), William Lionel Wyllie

HMS 'Repulse' and a 'Medea'-class destroyer The top image is a port-broadside view of the battlecruiser 'Repulse' (1916) as she was in late 1917. The lower image seems to be one the the four 'Medea'-class dest... More

'Merlin' and 'Firefly' struck by mines off Sveaborg (Helsinki) during the Crimean War RMG PU6154

'Merlin' and 'Firefly' struck by mines off Sveaborg (Helsinki) during ...

'Merlin' and 'Firefly' struck by mines off Sveaborg (Helsinki) during the Crimean War Vignette inscribed: “Merlin & Firefly struck by infernal machines”. Refers to an occasion when Admiral Dundas, in the ‘Merli... More

'Mine Sweepers waiting for the fog to lift'; off Fort Blockhouse, Portsmouth RMG PW1146

'Mine Sweepers waiting for the fog to lift'; off Fort Blockhouse, Port...

'Mine Sweepers waiting for the fog to lift'; off Fort Blockhouse, Portsmouth Inscribed, as title, and signed by artist, lower right. This atmospheric watercolour was reproduced (in black and white) in Wyllie an... More

'Mine sweepers' RMG PW0925, William Lionel Wyllie

'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

'Miranda (Emma Hamilton). Engraved by Caroline Watson 14 Aug 1809, engraver to Her Majesty, from the original Picture' RMG PU3234

'Miranda (Emma Hamilton). Engraved by Caroline Watson 14 Aug 1809, eng...

'Miranda (Emma Hamilton). Engraved by Caroline Watson 14 Aug 1809, engraver to Her Majesty, from the original Picture' A print after a painting of Emma Hart, by George Romney. This dramatic sketch shows Emma po... More

'ML282' rescuing men during the Zeebrugge Raid, 23 April 1918 RMG PU9929

'ML282' rescuing men during the Zeebrugge Raid, 23 April 1918 RMG PU99...

'ML282' rescuing men during the Zeebrugge Raid, 23 April 1918 This drawing shows the Elco motor launch, ML 282 (1915), in the entrance channel to the Bruges Canal on the 23 April 1918, rescuing the crews of the... More

'Morning' RMG PY6169 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Morning' RMG PY6169 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Morning' Print This print, entitled 'Morning' depicts a country scene with two people wadding in a stream. This is one of three prints within this collection all of a similar crayon like style, all dated 181... More

Francis Nicholson - 'Moss Dale, Yorkshire' RMG PY6160

Francis Nicholson - 'Moss Dale, Yorkshire' RMG PY6160

'Moss Dale, Yorkshire' Engraving of Moss Dale, Yorkshire. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relat... More

'Moulmein (Burma) from one of the Pagodas on the hill behind the town, early morning, Feby 1846' RMG PZ4707

'Moulmein (Burma) from one of the Pagodas on the hill behind the town,...

'Moulmein [Burma] from one of the Pagodas on the hill behind the town, early morning, Feby 1846' No. 35 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Fold-out panoramic drawing on two joined sheets, the righ... More

'Mount Ida and Plains of Troy'; with the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' firing at Turkish positions in the Dardanelles, 1915 RMG PW0898

'Mount Ida and Plains of Troy'; with the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' ...

'Mount Ida and Plains of Troy'; with the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' firing at Turkish positions in the Dardanelles, 1915 Signed by artist above his inscription, as title, both in pencil lower right. A view of... More

'Mount Pers, Piz Palu, Zupo, Crastaguzza, Bernina, Morteratch and Buval; and the Morteratch Glacier; from near Montebello on the Bernina Road, 1880' (Switzerland) RMG PZ4710

'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

'Nagasaki' (Japan) RMG PT2068 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Nagasaki' (Japan) RMG PT2068 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Nagasaki' [Japan] No. 18 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page 'Nagasaki', and dated '7/68'. Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, in the extreme s... More

'Nagasaki, Japan' RMG PT2065 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Nagasaki, Japan' RMG PT2065 - Drawing. Public domain image.

'Nagasaki, Japan' No. 15of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page 'Nagasaki, Japan' and dated '3/68'. Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of modern Nagasaki prefecture, in th... More

'Navarino (Pylos), Septr 26th 1857' (Greece) RMG PZ4695

'Navarino (Pylos), Septr 26th 1857' (Greece) RMG PZ4695

'Navarino [Pylos], Septr 26th 1857' [Greece] No. 23 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The tenth of a series of drawings of th... More

'Near Ballas. noon. Jany. 20.1854.' (103) RMG PU9092

'Near Ballas. noon. Jany. 20.1854.' (103) RMG PU9092

'Near Ballas. noon. Jany. 20.1854.' (103) This study of a gyassi on the Nile near Ballas was taken on Edward Lear’s second journey to Egypt in 1854. The lateen-rigged traditional cargo vessel is portrayed on ca... More

'Near Esneh.2.P.M. Feby 22. 1867. (540)' RMG PU9115

'Near Esneh.2.P.M. Feby 22. 1867. (540)' RMG PU9115

'Near Esneh.2.P.M. Feby 22. 1867. (540)' This watercolour of a large Nile craft berthed on the river’s bank was taken by Edward Lear in the afternoon on 22 February 1867 during the artist’s third visit to Egypt... 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)' 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)' 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 Golosona. 3 Jany 1867. 4.40 P.M. (57)' RMG PU9116

'Near Golosona. 3 Jany 1867. 4.40 P.M. (57)' RMG PU9116

'Near Golosona. 3 Jany 1867. 4.40 P.M. (57)' This watercolour-view of the Nile near Golosona by Edward Lear was taken in the afternoon on 3 January 1867 during the artist’s third visit to Egypt. It shows a daha... More

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