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
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 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
Abraham Storck - Dutch Shipping in an Estuary
Dutch shipping in an astuary, Artist: Abraham Storck Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Abraham Storck - Peter the Great inspecting a ship at Amsterdam
Peter the Great inspecting a ship at Amsterdam .*oil on canvas .*83.8 x 109.2 cm .*ca 1700
Abraham Storck - Shipping off Amsterdam
Shipping off Amsterdam by Abraham Storck Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bataille de Sainte Lucie entre d'Estaing et Barrington 1778 - BHC0422,
Barrington's Action at St Lucia, 15 December 1778 When France allied herself with the American rebels in 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, the naval commander-in-chief in the West Indies, Rear-Admir... More
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
Johann Baptiste Bouttats - A Shipping Scene in the Lower Thames, about...
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.
Johann Baptiste Bouttats - The Arrival of Charles II at The Hague, 15 ...
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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...
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
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
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
Greenwich from the Isle of Dogs
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HMS 'Resolution' and 'Discovery' in Tahiti RMG L9757
View of Whitley Bay, Northumberland Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Cleveley the Elder - A Sixth-Rate on the Stocks
The exact location of the shipyard in this painting is unclear but it may be on the south bank of the Thames at Rotherhithe. The ship in the foreground ready for launching is a 24-gun sloop of war, much in use ... More
John Cleveley the Elder - Launch of a Fourth-Rate on the River Orwell
Launch of a Fourth-Rate on the River Orwell Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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'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'
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
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.
Samuel Scott - A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way
A ship-rigged cat-bark is shown on the right, with her anchors raised and making sail in very calm conditions. She is a Danish trading vessel flying their flag from the stern. Such ships were immensely strong ... More
St Albans Deptford - Public domain drawing
The painting shows the 'St Albans', 60 guns man-of-war built at the Royal Dockyard, Deptford in 1747. It is depicted being floated out of her building dock, flying the Admiralty flag, the Royal Standard, Union ... More
Studio of Ludolf Bakhuizen - A Dutch Yacht Before the Wind in a Harbou...
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.
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.
Willem van de Velde de Jonge - Een mediterraan Brigantine Drifting Ont...
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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 'Royal Caroline'
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John Cleveley the Younger, HMS Resolution and Discovery in Tahiti
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Hendrik Rietschoof - A Dutch Flagship and other Vessels off a Rocky Co...
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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
John Cleveley the Younger, The Resolution and Discovery off Hawaii
The Resolution and Discovery off Hawaii. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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.
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
Samuel Scott - A first-rate shortening sail
A flagship, on the right, is shown either letting fly her sheets to reduce speed or, perhaps in contradiction to the modern title, shaking out sail to proceed. There is some doubt about the identity of this shi... More
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
Whitcombe - Battle of the Nile- start of the battle
A painting illustrating the opening stages of the Battle of the Nile, 1798.
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.
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
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
John Cleveley the Younger, HMS Resolution and Discovery at Morea
HMS Resolution and Discovery at Morea. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nicholas Pocock - Woolwich Dockyard
Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard. The dockyard was built in 1514 by Henry VIII for the construction of his famous ship 'Harry Grace a Dieu'. Royal Navy vessels were built at the yard until its c... More
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
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
The Capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth, 28 February 1758
Dominic Serres - A Frigate
A portrait of a British frigate shown port broadside-on, with the figurehead of a woman clearly visible. The frigate is flying both the white ensign and the flag of an admiral of the white. A number of sailors... More