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' "Botel Tobago" (off Formosa)' (Lan Yu, Taiwan) RMG PT2054

' "Botel Tobago" (off Formosa)' (Lan Yu, Taiwan) RMG PT2054

' "Botel Tobago" (off Formosa)' [Lan Yu, Taiwan] No. 4 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, and signed lower left on the drawing with monogram initials and dated 'JHB ... More

' "Southampton" at the Battle of Jutland' RMG PV2723, William Lionel Wyllie

' "Southampton" at the Battle of Jutland' RMG PV2723, William Lionel W...

' "Southampton" at the Battle of Jutland' Inscribed 'Southampton' by the artist, lower right. This is a preliminary study for a finished watercolour, with the title quoted above, reproduced in Wyllie's co-autho... More

'(Battle of Cape) St Vincent. Nelson in the Captain engaging Santissima Trinidad, San Josef etc' RMG PT0838

'(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

'(The E)xpedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the W(este)rn Point of the (island) of Sta Cruiz Teneriffe A(dV pr )GB - Dec 1774' (Bray album) RMG PT1996

'(The E)xpedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the W(este)rn Point...

'[The E]xpedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the W[este]rn Point of the [island] of Sta Cruiz Teneriffe A[dV pr ]GB - Dec 1774' [Bray album] No. 21 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing showing a British br... More

'14 Jany. 1854.' (63) RMG PU9090

'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

'30 Dec. (12)' RMG PU9111 - Public domain  drawing

'30 Dec. (12)' RMG PU9111 - Public domain drawing

'30 Dec. (12)' This watercolour by Edward Lear, executed on 30 December 1853, shows the barren banks of the Nile with three gyassis, two of which are heavily laden with straw. Figures and animals can be seen in... More

'A Launch of Spaniards weighing an Anchor at Teneriff, Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2008

'A Launch of Spaniards weighing an Anchor at Teneriff, Jany 75' (Bray ...

'A Launch of Spaniards weighing an Anchor at Teneriff, Jany 75' [Bray album]No. 33 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A view taken en route to Africa in the 'Pallas', probably in the harbour at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. T... More

'A Light Cruiser off Scapa Pier' RMG PW1757, William Lionel Wyllie

'A Light Cruiser off Scapa Pier' RMG PW1757, William Lionel Wyllie

'A Light Cruiser off Scapa Pier' Signed by artist (in black) and lightly inscribed in pencil below it, lower right ' A light cruiser in Scapa Bay', this finished watercolour was reproduced in colour with the ti... More

'A Marine and Seaman fishing off the Anchor on board the Pallas in Senegal Road, Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2013

'A Marine and Seaman fishing off the Anchor on board the Pallas in Sen...

'A Marine & Seaman fishing off the Anchor on board the Pallas in Senegal Road, Jany 75' [Bray album] No. 38 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled, dated and signed at the bottom, on the backing paper 'AVprGB' (to th... More

'A Monitor in the Mediterranean' RMG PW0899, William Lionel Wyllie

'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

'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ('Orwell'), built at Mr Bayley's Ship-Yard, Ipswich. Launched 17th August, 1817' RMG PU6398

'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ('Orwell'), built at Mr Bayley's Ship...

'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ['Orwell'], built at Mr Bayley's Ship-Yard, Ipswich. Launched 17th August, 1817' Print showing the Indiaman 'Orwell' on the stocks at Ipswich, inscribed lower right: 'Published ... More

'A Town Major' - a soldier in uniform lounging on a sofa RMG PZ4297

'A Town Major' - a soldier in uniform lounging on a sofa RMG PZ4297

'A Town Major' - a soldier in uniform lounging on a sofa Inscribed at the bottom of the page: 'A Town Major'. A uniformed army officer reclining on a sofa. From an album of drawings and watercolours (PAI4289) f... More

'A View of Fort Apolonia (Appollonia) and the canoe landing the officer thro' the Surf, March 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2020

'A View of Fort Apolonia (Appollonia) and the canoe landing the office...

'A View of Fort Apolonia [Appollonia] & the canoe landing the officer thro' the Surf, March 75' [Bray album] No. 45 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of Fort Apolonia, with the title and date below on the old... More

'Abou Ajees. 3.P.M. Jany. 3. 1867 (49)' RMG PU9107

'Abou Ajees. 3.P.M. Jany. 3. 1867 (49)' RMG PU9107

'Abou Ajees. 3.P.M. Jany. 3. 1867 (49)' This watercolour-view by Edward Lear was taken in the afternoon on 3 January 1867 during the artist’s third visit to Egypt. It shows the banks of the Nile with palm trees... More

'Agamemnon' at sea, a cutter in the foreground RMG PT2475

'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

'Assistance' and 'Pioneer' breaking out of winter quarters,1854 RMG PW8119

'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

'At Kelung, Formosa' (Taiwan) RMG PT2056

'At Kelung, Formosa' (Taiwan) RMG PT2056

'At Kelung, Formosa' [Taiwan] No. 6 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed in capitals by the artist on the drawing, lower left, as title, although the word 'Formosa' has largely been trimmed off with the bottom ... More

'Atalante' passing Sambro (Nova Scotia) at sunset RMG PW8008

'Atalante' passing Sambro (Nova Scotia) at sunset RMG PW8008

'Atalante' passing Sambro (Nova Scotia) at sunset 'Atalante' is depicted in the centre of the composition surrounded by three sailing boats. The coast of Sambro (Nova Scotia) provides the backdrop. Inscribed: "... More

'Basilisk', paddle sloop, 6 guns, towing stern-to-stern with 'Niger', screw sloop, 14 guns RMG PY0944

'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 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

'Between Daboad and Phila. 4.P.M. Feby 18. 1867.' (524) RMG PU9106

'Between Daboad and Phila. 4.P.M. Feby 18. 1867.' (524) RMG PU9106

'Between Daboad & Phila. 4.P.M. Feby 18. 1867.' (524) This watercolour of a large Nile craft berthed on the river’s bank was taken by Edward Lear in the afternoon on 18 February 1867 during the artist’s third v... More

'Boats not so close'- rescue from a capsizing and burning ship RMG PV0014

'Boats not so close'- rescue from a capsizing and burning ship RMG PV0...

'Boats not so close': rescue from a capsizing and burning ship A study of a destroyer and two boats attempting to take off survivors from - probably - a warship sinking in action, or in its aftermath. The dest... More

'Borneo' of London on Southsea beach, 22 October 1820 RMG PZ0920

'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

'Bramble and Jack carried into a French port'. Original illustration to Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (1840) RMG PW6069

'Bramble and Jack carried into a French port'. Original illustration t...

'Bramble and Jack carried into a French port'. Original illustration to Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (1840)The ship that Bramble and his apprentice Jack (Tom Saunders) are piloting up the channel is captured by a Fren... More

'Bulwark' and other vessels at anchor in Portsmouth Harbour, 1824 RMG PZ0905

'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

'Cape Bon, June 6th 1857' (Tunisia) RMG PZ4685

'Cape Bon, June 6th 1857' (Tunisia) RMG PZ4685

'Cape Bon, June 6th 1857' [Tunisia] No. 13 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The first of a series of drawings of the Mediterr... More

'Cape Town from Table Bay' RMG PT2051

'Cape Town from Table Bay' RMG PT2051

'Cape Town from Table Bay' [This is the first item in this album: enter PAJ2050 in the search box, then go to the last page of the group to find notes on the album and artist.] No. 1 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): ... More

'Champion' just about to be towed out of Portsmouth Harbour by steamer, 1824 RMG PZ0908

'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' 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, William Lionel Wyllie

'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

'Count Spee sinking Monmouth' (at the Battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914) RMG PW1785

'Count Spee sinking Monmouth' (at the Battle of Coronel, 1 November 19...

At the Battle of Coronel, the armoured cruiser HMS ‘Monmouth’ was set on fire during her encounter with the ‘Gneisenau’, the guns of the British ship being effectively out of range. She remained afloat after Ad... More

'Culloden' man of war RMG PW5783

'Culloden' man of war RMG PW5783

'Culloden' man of war Inscribed in black ink 'Culloden man of war', lower left, and signed 'D Serres', lower right, in a browner ink. The particular interest of this drawing is that it is clearly modelled on t... More

'Deir Kadige noon - 1 P.M. Jany. 2. 1867 (28)' RMG PU9103

'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

'E 567 lies doggo for a spell'- a submarine on the sea-bed RMG PW1786-001

'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

'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.

'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

'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.

'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

'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

'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

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

'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

'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

'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

'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

'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

'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

'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

'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

'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

'My Horse see'- a man in blue jacket and white cravat RMG PZ4307

'My Horse see'- a man in blue jacket and white cravat RMG PZ4307

'My Horse see': a man in blue jacket and white cravat Inscribed at the top of the page: 'My Horse see'. A head and shoulder view of a thin man wearing a blue jacket and white cravat. Page from an album of drawi... 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 Malatieh. 8.30.A.M. Jany. 3. 1867 40)' RMG PU9097

'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

'Near Mensheeh. Jany. 15. 1854.' (78) RMG PU9088

'Near Mensheeh. Jany. 15. 1854.' (78) RMG PU9088

'Near Mensheeh. Jany. 15. 1854.' (78) This watercolour by Edward Lear, executed on 15 January 1854, shows the barren banks of the Nile near Mensheeh with two buildings (one of them a mosque?) and two tall palm ... More

'Near Yokohama' (Japan) RMG PT2089

'Near Yokohama' (Japan) RMG PT2089

'Near Yokohama' [Japan] No. 39 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, and dated '1/69'. A delicately lit country view, probably towards evening, with the sun coming from... More

'Nelson Boarding the 'San Nicolas' in the Victory off Cape St Vincent - 14th February 1797 - ' RMG D4784

'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

'Nelson Boarding the 'San Nicolas' in the Victory off Cape St Vincent - 14th February 1797 - ' RMG PY7917

'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

'Nelson in The Victory's cockpit, Mortally Wounded October 21st 1805' RMG PU4008

'Nelson in The Victory's cockpit, Mortally Wounded October 21st 1805' ...

'Nelson in The Victory's cockpit, Mortally Wounded October 21st 1805' A print taken from the 1808 painting by West, ‘The Death of Lord Nelson in the Cockpit of the Ship “Victory” ’ (BHC0566), showing the scene ... More

'Nelson's reception at Naples' (1798) RMG PV5374

'Nelson's reception at Naples' (1798) RMG PV5374

'Nelson's reception at Naples' [1798] The inscribed title on the drawing of 'Nelson's arrival at Naples, the barge of Sir William Hamilton' appears to be by the artist, with other notes to the publisher cut off... More

'No.1 - Forming line ahead' RMG PV1035, William Lionel Wyllie

'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.2 - Reduce speed to 30 Revolutions' ('King Edward VII', 'New Zealand', 'Hibernia', 'Britannia', 'Hindustan', 'Africa') RMG PV1036

'No.2 - Reduce speed to 30 Revolutions' ('King Edward VII', 'New Zeala...

'No.2 / Reduce speed to 30 Revolutions' ['King Edward VII', 'New Zealand', 'Hibernia', 'Britannia', 'Hindustan', 'Africa'] Numbered and inscribed by the artist, as title, and with the ship names identifying tho... More

'Odd craft flying the white Ensign' RMG PW1745, William Lionel Wyllie

'Odd craft flying the white Ensign' RMG PW1745, William Lionel Wyllie

'Odd craft flying the white Ensign' Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower right, this drawing was reproduced in Wyllie and M.F. Wren's 'Sea Fights of the Great War (1918) f. p. 140. It is an imag... More

'Odd scraps built into a ship'- a 'Lord Clive'-class monitor RMG PW1846

'Odd scraps built into a ship'- a 'Lord Clive'-class monitor RMG PW184...

'Odd scraps built into a ship': a 'Lord Clive'-class monitor Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower right, this drawing was reproduced in colour in Wyllie and M.F. Wren's 'Sea Fights of the Great ... More

'One Hundred Years Ago 1805-1905' RMG PZ7610

'One Hundred Years Ago 1805-1905' RMG PZ7610

'One Hundred Years Ago 1805-1905' (Updated, December 2013) From an oil painting marking the Trafalgar centenary, bearing Holden's signature and the date lower left, reproduced in the plate. It shows a Royal Nav... More

'One mile from Souhag 4 March. 1854. 4.P.M.' RMG PU9118

'One mile from Souhag 4 March. 1854. 4.P.M.' RMG PU9118

'One mile from Souhag 4 March. 1854. 4.P.M.' This simple study of a traditional Egyptian cargo vessel was taken on Edward Lear’s second journey to Egypt in 1854. The lateen-rigged ship is portrayed as if standi... More

'Opposite Abousnegarb. 2'15. Jany 3 1867. (47)' RMG PU9114

'Opposite Abousnegarb. 2'15. Jany 3 1867. (47)' RMG PU9114

'Opposite Abousnegarb. 2'15. Jany 3 1867. (47)' This watercolour-view by Edward Lear was taken on 3 January 1867 during the artist’s third visit to Egypt. It shows a stretch of the Nile and its bank beyond it a... More

'Our fathers have told us' , HMS 'Actaeon', 1918 RMG PU6219

'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

'Pagoda anchorage, Foo Chow (Tea district)' (Fuzhou, China) RMG PT2079

'Pagoda anchorage, Foo Chow (Tea district)' (Fuzhou, China) RMG PT2079

'Pagoda anchorage, Foo Chow (Tea district)' [Fuzhou, China] No. 29 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, with the date '12/68'. This celebrated anchorage, off Pagoda Is... More

'Passing of a Great Queen' RMG PW1752, William Lionel Wyllie

'Passing of a Great Queen' RMG PW1752, William Lionel Wyllie

'Passing of a Great Queen' The funeral of Queen Victoria, with the ceremonial vessels taking her body from the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth before it was transported by Royal train to London. The work is signed ... More

'Pegasus after her action with Konigsberg' RMG PV0975, William Lionel Wyllie

'Pegasus after her action with Konigsberg' RMG PV0975, William Lionel ...

'Pegasus after her action with Konigsberg' Inscribed by the artist, as title. Early on the morning of 20 September 1914, the 3rd-class protected cruiser, HMS 'Pegasus' (1897) was at anchor in Zanzibar harbour, ... More

'Pleasure Cruise' design for the P&O liner, SS 'Salsette' RMG PV1065

'Pleasure Cruise' design for the P&O liner, SS 'Salsette' RMG PV1065

'Pleasure Cruise' design for the P&O liner, SS 'Salsette' This watercolour appears to be a design promoting a cruise on the P&O liner ‘Salsette’ (1908) It reads: 'P&O / Pleasure Cruise / SS Salsette 6000 tons ... More

'Princess Royal in dry dock after the Jutland battle' RMG PW1805

'Princess Royal in dry dock after the Jutland battle' RMG PW1805

'Princess Royal in dry dock after the Jutland battle' Inscribed , as title, and signed by the artist, this shows the battlecruiser 'Princess Royal', flagship of the First Battlecruiser Squadron under Rear-Admir... More

'Probus and The U boat' RMG PV3149, William Lionel Wyllie

'Probus and The U boat' RMG PV3149, William Lionel Wyllie

'Probus and The U boat' Inscribed,as title, and signed by the artist, lower right. HMS 'Probus' was one alias of the brigantine 'Thirza', built in 1865 and owned in 1915 by the Whitstable Shipping Co. Ltd. She... More

'Raising a submarine' RMG PV0056, William Lionel Wyllie

'Raising a submarine' RMG PV0056, William Lionel Wyllie

'Raising a submarine' Inscribed by the artist, as title, lower right. Although not specifically identified, this may be the same incident as shown more distantly on PAE0052 and possibly the following one. On 18... More

'Raising a submarine', with sketches of a dazzle-painted 'standard ship' and various figures RMG PV0052

'Raising a submarine', with sketches of a dazzle-painted 'standard shi...

'Raising a submarine', with sketches of a dazzle-painted 'standard ship' and various figures The upper sketch here depicts a war-standard 'D'-type single-deck collier. Twenty-four of these were built in 1918 a... More

'Resolution' and 'Discovery' off the coast of Tahiti RMG D2537

'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

'Richard Parker President of the Delegates in the late Mutiny in his Majesty's Fleet at the Nore For which he sufferd Death on board the Sandwich the 30th of June 1797' RMG A3700

'Richard Parker President of the Delegates in the late Mutiny in his M...

'Richard Parker President of the Delegates in the late Mutiny in his Majesty's Fleet at the Nore For which he sufferd Death on board the Sandwich the 30th of June 1797' Richard Parker, as the caption states, wa... More

'Richard Parker President of the Delegates in the late Mutiny in his Majesty's Fleet at the Nore For which he sufferd Death on board the Sandwich the 30th of June 1797' RMG PY5441

'Richard Parker President of the Delegates in the late Mutiny in his M...

'Richard Parker President of the Delegates in the late Mutiny in his Majesty's Fleet at the Nore For which he sufferd Death on board the Sandwich the 30th of June 1797' Richard Parker, as the caption states, wa... More

'Saving the Crew of "Audacious"'; as she sinks after striking a mine, 27 October 1914 RMG PW1831

'Saving the Crew of "Audacious"'; as she sinks after striking a mine, ...

'Saving the Crew of "Audacious"'; as she sinks after striking a mine, 27 October 1914 Signed by the artist, lower right, this is a starboard-bow view of the battleship 'Audacious' sinking after striking a mine... More

'Sir Cloudesly Shovel in the Association with the Eagle, Rumney and the Firebrand, Lost on the Rocks of Scilly, October 22, 1707' RMG 1034

'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

'Slave on Deck' RMG E9897 - Public domain monumental decor engraving

'Slave on Deck' RMG E9897 - Public domain monumental decor engraving

'Slave on Deck' In this image an enslaved African in chains stands on the deck of a ship holding a dagger in his hand as if about to kill himself. Although initialled on the back and dated 1801, the image first... More

'Statue to the Memory of Admiral Lord Nelson, at Birmingham. Gentleman's Magazine May 1812. Pl.II. p.417' RMG PU3899

'Statue to the Memory of Admiral Lord Nelson, at Birmingham. Gentleman...

'Statue to the Memory of Admiral Lord Nelson, at Birmingham. Gentleman's Magazine May 1812. Pl.II. p.417' From the ‘Gentleman's Magazine’, May 1812, pl. II, p. 417. Following the Battle of Trafalgar, towns and ... More

'Steady Marines by the Right Dress. A sudden squall during drill' (caricature from 'Journal of a Landsman') RMG PU0170

'Steady Marines by the Right Dress. A sudden squall during drill' (car...

'Steady Marines by the Right Dress. A sudden squall during drill' (caricature from 'Journal of a Landsman') One of Seymour's 14 images (on eight sheets) and 10 vignetees in his 'Journal of a Landsman from Ports... More

'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) RMG PW7769-001

'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. Designed by Gilbert Row (Naval Architect) in 1864. (with newspaper cutting and inscription from frame) RMG PW7769-002

'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

'T springen der voorste kruid-kammer, van 's landschip Rhynland. Den 20 Oct 1783 (Proefdruk) RMG PW7963

'T springen der voorste kruid-kammer, van 's landschip Rhynland. Den 2...

'T springen der voorste kruid-kammer, van 's landschip Rhynland. Den 20 Oct 1783 (Proefdruk) Print T springen der voorste kruid-kammer, van 's landschip Rhynland. Den 20 Oct 1783 (Proefdruk)

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