18th century sailing ships in paintings, british navy

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HMS Maria Anna-Earl of Chatham- Achilles-Thomas Luny

HMS Maria Anna-Earl of Chatham- Achilles-Thomas Luny

HMS Maria Anna, Earl of Chatham and Achilles off a coastal town

Thomas Luny - Men-of-War HMS ‚Maria Anna‘, ‚Earl of Chatham‘ and ‚Achilles‘ off a coastal town

Thomas Luny - Men-of-War HMS ‚Maria Anna‘, ‚Earl of Chatham‘ and ‚Achi...

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.

Alfred (1811) - going out of Malta Harbour 12th January 1833 RMG PY0807

Alfred (1811) - going out of Malta Harbour 12th January 1833 RMG PY080...

Alfred (1811) .... going out of Malta Harbour 12th January 1833 Hand-coloured lithograph. This print is one of a pair of lithographs (only one in NMM Collection). It shows the first landing of King Otho in Gree... More

H.M.S. Mars and the French '74 Hercule off Brest, 21st April 1798

H.M.S. Mars and the French '74 Hercule off Brest, 21st April 1798

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John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (No. 3 of 4)

John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (No. 3 of 4)

Views of the South Seas, a set of four. 1. View of Huaheine, one of the Society Islands; 2. View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands; 3. View of Charlotte Sound in New Zealand (sic, actually a view in Matava... More

John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (No. 4 of 4)

John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (No. 4 of 4)

Views of the South Seas, a set of four. 1. View of Huaheine, one of the Society Islands; 2. View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands; 3. View of Charlotte Sound in New Zealand (sic, actually a view in Matavai... More

John Thomas Serres - The wreck of the H.M.S. Deal Castle off Puerto Rico, in the hurricane of 1780 with the crew escaping on a raft

John Thomas Serres - The wreck of the H.M.S. Deal Castle off Puerto Ri...

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

John Thomas Serres - The wreck of the H.M.S. Deal Castle

John Thomas Serres - The wreck of the H.M.S. Deal Castle

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Buttersworth - A large First Rate, said to be H.M.S. 'Victory', lying off the mouth of the Tagus

Thomas Buttersworth - A large First Rate, said to be H.M.S. 'Victory',...

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.

Thomas Buttersworth - H.M.S. 'Victory' in full sail and in a squall (1)

Thomas Buttersworth - H.M.S. 'Victory' in full sail and in a squall (1...

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

Thomas Buttersworth - H.M.S. 'Victory' in full sail and in a squall (2)

Thomas Buttersworth - H.M.S. 'Victory' in full sail and in a squall (2...

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

HMS 'Resolution' and 'Discovery' in Tahiti RMG L9757 (cropped)

HMS 'Resolution' and 'Discovery' in Tahiti RMG L9757 (cropped)

View of Whitley Bay, Northumberland Public domain image of a British navy warship, sailing ship, man of war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Capture of Port Louis, Cuba, 8 March 1748 RMG BHC0372

The Capture of Port Louis, Cuba, 8 March 1748 RMG BHC0372

The Capture of Port Louis, Cuba, 8 March 1748 In February 1748 Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles left Port Royal, Jamaica, with eight ships of the line to make an attack on Santiago de Cuba. Delayed by contrary win... More

A First-Rate (HMS Royal William)

A First-Rate (HMS Royal William)

A First-Rate An unfinished composition closely relating to a painting of the 'Royal Sovereign' by Willem van de Velde the Younger (BHC3614), which is thought to commemorate an event at Spithead on 4 June 1702 ... More

A First-Rate RMG BHC0983, British naval battle painting

A First-Rate RMG BHC0983, British naval battle painting

A First-Rate An unfinished composition closely relating to a painting of the 'Royal Sovereign' by Willem van de Velde the Younger (BHC3614), which is thought to commemorate an event at Spithead on 4 June 1702 ... More

Admiral Duncan Receiving the Sword of the Dutch Admiral de Winter at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 RMG BHC0506

Admiral Duncan Receiving the Sword of the Dutch Admiral de Winter at t...

An interpretation of Admiral Duncan receiving the surrender of the Dutch Admiral de Winter, following the Battle of Camperdown, painted 30 years after the event. Admiral Duncan countered the threat of French i... More

Beginning of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748 RMG BHC0373

Beginning of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748 RMG BHC0373

Beginning of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748 When Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles was cruising in search of a Spanish treasure fleet off Havana in 1748, he heard of a squadron of seven Spanish men of w... More

Capture of Fort Louis, Martinique, 1794

Capture of Fort Louis, Martinique, 1794

On 5th February 1794, Sir John Jervis and Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, arrived at Martinique and by 20th March the whole island, with the exception of Fort Bourbon and Fort Royal, had submitted. Jervis... More

Dominic Serres - Dominic Serres - Barrington's action at St Lucia 1778 - ZBA2204

Dominic Serres - Dominic Serres - Barrington's action at St Lucia 1778...

This shows Admiral Samuel Barrington's squadron at anchor across the Grand Cul de Sac on the west side of St Lucia, covering his invasion transports within it, on the day following his successful defence of the... More

End of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748 RMG BHC0374

End of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748 RMG BHC0374

When Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles was cruising in search of a Spanish treasure fleet off Havana in 1748, he heard of a squadron of seven Spanish men of war nearby. He met them on 1 October and a brisk action e... More

End of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748

End of Knowles' action off Havana, 1 October 1748

When Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles was cruising in search of a Spanish treasure fleet off Havana in 1748, he heard of a squadron of seven Spanish men of war nearby. He met them on 1 October and a brisk action e... More

John Cleveley the younger (1747-1786) (style of) - HMS 'Resolution' and 'Discovery' in Tahiti - BHC1939 - Royal Museums Greenwich

John Cleveley the younger (1747-1786) (style of) - HMS 'Resolution' an...

Cleveley the younger, John; HMS 'Resolution' and 'Discovery' in Tahiti; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hms-resolution-and-discovery-in-tahiti-173297

Knowles Action - Public domain map engraving

Knowles Action - Public domain map engraving

Knowles's Action off Havana (Revised April 2013) In February 1748 Rear-Admiral Charles Knowles left Port Royal, Jamaica, with eight ships of the line, to make an attack on Santiago de Cuba. Delayed by contrary... More

Nicholas Pocock - The Frigate 'Triton'

Nicholas Pocock - The Frigate 'Triton'

This ship's portrait was painted for Vice-Admiral James Gambier, Lord Gambier. He was a Lord of the Admiralty at the time it was painted in 1797 and was the designer of the fifth-rate frigate, 'Triton', built ... More

Rendicion de navio san jose, British naval battle painting

Rendicion de navio san jose, British naval battle painting

Surrender of the San Josef in the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797). Español: Rendición del navío San José durante la Batalla del Cabo de San Vicente.

The English Ship 'Royal Sovereign' With a Royal Yacht in a Light Air

The English Ship 'Royal Sovereign' With a Royal Yacht in a Light Air

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.

John Cleveley the Elder, The Royal George at Deptford Showing the Launch of The Cambridge (1757)

John Cleveley the Elder, The Royal George at Deptford Showing the Laun...

A fictitious combination of two events set in Deptford Dockyard in southeast London, England, UK: the launch of the H.M.S. Cambridge (left) in Deptford on 21 October 1755, and the H.M.S. Royal George (right) wh... More

John Cleveley the Elder - The Frigate H.M.S. Pallas in three postions (1769)

John Cleveley the Elder - The Frigate H.M.S. Pallas in three postions ...

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.

Bellona & Courageux 1761 - Public domain  drawing

Bellona & Courageux 1761 - Public domain drawing

A drawing depicting the action of 14 August 1761 off Cape Finisterre at which HMS Bellona captured French ship Courageux. Drawn by H. Fletcher c. 1890 Brilliant is engaged with Maliceuse and Hermione at far right.[1]

John Cleveley the Younger, HMS Resolution and Discovery in Tahiti

John Cleveley the Younger, HMS Resolution and Discovery in Tahiti

Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

HMS Victory sinking - Public domain  painting

HMS Victory sinking - Public domain painting

Peter Monamy was one of the first English artists to establish a native school of marine painting. His work is often alleged to "show an overwhelming influence of the Dutch style", but the authentic works crea... More

KnowlesHavana1748 - Public domain  drawing

KnowlesHavana1748 - Public domain drawing

Drawing, inscribed at top, apparently by the artist 'The Burning of the Affrica Reggio's ship of 74 guns about 10 or 12 leagues to windward of the Havana by the Cornwall and Strafford. Oct 1748.' It shows th... More

Lord Howe on the deck of HMS Queen Charlotte 1 June 1794

Lord Howe on the deck of HMS Queen Charlotte 1 June 1794

Glorious First of June(For a detailed description see linked museum website.)

Lutine 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Lutine 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.

French Frigate Lutine, launched in 1779, captured by the Royal Navy, recommissioned as HMS Lutine, and lost in 1799.

Peter Monamy - The flagship Royal Sovereign saluting at the Nore

Peter Monamy - The flagship Royal Sovereign saluting at the Nore

Designed by Surveyor Harding and built under his direction, the second Royal Sovereign to serve in the fleet was a majestic three-decker measured at 1,883 tons and 174 feet in length with a 50 foot beam. With a... More

Samuel Scott 1, British naval battle painting

Samuel Scott 1, British naval battle painting

French: Capture du galion espagnol Nuestra Señora de Covadonga par le navire britannique Centurion, commandé par George Anson, le 20 juin 1743title QS:P1476,fr:"Capture du galion espagnol Nuestra Señora de Cov... More

Ship Argo with russian ship 1799, Gibraltar

Ship Argo with russian ship 1799, Gibraltar

The 44-gun ship Argo with russian ship 1799 at GribraltarDeutsch: Das 44-Kanonen Schiff Argo mit einem russischen Schiff vor Gibraltar 1799

Thomas Luny - The Battle of The Saints

Thomas Luny - The Battle of The Saints

Picryl description: Public domain photo of religious art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Victory by Constable, British naval battle painting

Victory by Constable, British naval battle painting

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Cleveley the Elder - H.M.S. Tryall (cropped)

John Cleveley the Elder - H.M.S. Tryall (cropped)

HMS Trial Bonhams, London, 17 Oct 2018, /24654/lot/37/ lot 37

De Velde, Battle Of Solebay, British naval battle painting

De Velde, Battle Of Solebay, British naval battle painting

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.

George Webster - The Battle of Cartagena, 28th February 1758, capture of the Foudroyant by H.M.S. Monmouth CSK 2012

George Webster - The Battle of Cartagena, 28th February 1758, capture ...

The Capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth signed 'G Webster' (lower left) Lot number: 6104/lot/30/ The Marine Sale 23 May 2012

HMS Thisbe (1783) on fire, British naval battle painting

HMS Thisbe (1783) on fire, 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

Loutherbourg-La Victoire de Lord Howe

Loutherbourg-La Victoire de Lord Howe

Glorious First of June: HMS Queen Charlotte vs. Océan Public domain image of a British navy warship, sailing ship, man of war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

H.M.S. Woolwich under tow, 1795 2020 CKS 18361 0005

H.M.S. Woolwich under tow, 1795 2020 CKS 18361 0005

H.M.S. Woolwich under tow in Portsmouth harbour signed and dated 'T. Eliott / Portsth / 1795', (lower right, on the buoy) Lot number: 18361 lot 5 23 Jul 2020

The Capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth

The Capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth

The Capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth Lot number: 25338/lot/81/ The Marine Sale 29 Oct 2019

Thomas Luny - Men-of-war HMS Mariana, Earl of Chatham and Achilles off a coastal town

Thomas Luny - Men-of-war HMS Mariana, Earl of Chatham and Achilles off...

HMS Maria Anna, Earl of Chatham and Achilles off a coastal town Sotheby's catalogue of 6 November 2007. Lot 11.

Bayonnaise vs Embuscade mg 9452

Bayonnaise vs Embuscade mg 9452

French corvette Bayonnaise boarding HMS Ambuscade during the Action of 14 December 1798

Porto Bello - Public domain  engraving

Porto Bello - Public domain engraving

This painting is based on an engraving from a panoramic painting by Samuel Scott. In the summer of 1739, during a debate in the House of Commons relating to the deteriorating situation with Spain in the West I... More

Samuel Atkins - A squadron of the royal navy running down

Samuel Atkins - A squadron of the royal navy running down

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Vaisseau-Droits-de-lHomme, British naval battle painting

Vaisseau-Droits-de-lHomme, British naval battle painting

Battle between the French warship Droits de l'Homme and the frigates HMS Amazon and Indefatigable, 13 & 14 January 1797. (Indefatigable on the left, Droits de l'Homme at the centre, Amazon on the right.) Franç... More

The Capture of Fort Louis, Martinique, 20 March 1794

The Capture of Fort Louis, Martinique, 20 March 1794

Français : Capture de Fort Louis par les Anglais, lors de l'invasion de la Martinique, le 20 mars 1794. Le navire au premier plan est le HMS Zebra, ouvrant le feu et on puet distinguer à l'arrière plan le vais... More

HMS Monmouth and Foudroyant 1758

HMS Monmouth and Foudroyant 1758

The Capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth, 28 February 1758

HMS Caesar (1793) engaging Mont Blanc

HMS Caesar (1793) engaging Mont Blanc

HMS Caesar engaging Mont Blanc at the Battle of Cape Ortegal, 4 November 1805