'An accurate view - of London and Westminster - on Wednesday 8th Janua...
'An accurate view... of London and Westminster.... on Wednesday 8th January 1806.... when the remains of the Great Admiral Lord Nelson were brought from Greenwich to Whitehall' Hand-coloured.; Text in English b... More
'An accurate view - of London and Westminster - on Wednesday 8th Janua...
'An accurate view... of London and Westminster.... on Wednesday 8th January 1806.... when the remains of the Great Admiral Lord Nelson were brought from Greenwich to Whitehall' Hand-coloured.; Text in English b... More
'An Elevated View of The New Docks and Warehouses now constructing on ...
'An Elevated View of The New Docks & Warehouses now constructing on the Isle of Dogs near Limehouse for the reception & accomodation of shipping in the West India Trade...' An elevated view of the West India Do... More
'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 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
'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
'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
'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
'Prospect of Greenwich from the observatory at the top of the Hill - d...
'Prospect of Greenwich from the observatory at the top of the Hill ... distant views of London and the cours of the River Thames...' This view north-east over the Park, Greenwich Hospital and the Thames, with L... More
'Scapa Flow. Ships sunk to obstruct an entrance' RMG PW1781
'Scapa Flow. Ships sunk to obstruct an entrance' Inscribed by the artist, as title, lower right. There were four channels at Scapa Flow obstructed with blockships and it is unclear wch this is. Holm Sound betw... More
'Southend' RMG PW0853, William Lionel Wyllie
'Southend' (Updated, February 2014) Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower left. This watercolour depicting Edwardians enjoying themselves at Southend-on-Sea echoes Wyllie's earlier watercolours o... More
'The Fore-peak Yarn'. Original illustration to Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (...
'The Fore-peak Yarn'. Original illustration to Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (1840)Jack (Tom Saunders), on his first passage as apprentice to Bramble the pilot, listens to a seamen's yarn - a ghost story of a merchantm... More
'The Northern arch of Old London Bridge' RMG PV1969, William Lionel Wy...
'The Northern arch of Old London Bridge' One of the many unusual Wyllie views of the Thames and its shipping. It depicts men at work on the river, framed by the archway of Old London Bridge. It is signed and da... More
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' off Sheerness, from the 'Shannon', 28 December...
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' off Sheerness, from the 'Shannon', 28 December 1850; (Verso) studies including Thames barges, a lady and gentleman walking, and trees No. 6 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). . (Recto) Inscrib... More
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' off Sheerness, from the 'Shannon', 28 December...
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' off Sheerness, from the 'Shannon', 28 December 1850; (Verso) studies including Thames barges, a lady and gentleman walking, and trees No. 6 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). . (Recto) Inscrib... More
(Recto) Sheerness Dockyard from stern port of the 'Trafalgar', 25 Janu...
(Recto) Inscribed top left: 'Sheerness / Dock Yard / Jany 25th 51/ seen from stern port of Trafalgar'. Identified at the bottom are the receiving ship 'Minotaur' on moorings in front of Blockhouse Point and the... More
(Recto) Sheerness Dockyard from stern port of the 'Trafalgar', 25 Janu...
(Recto) Sheerness Dockyard from stern port of the 'Trafalgar', 25 January 1851; (Verso) 'Monarch' at Sheerness from the 'Trafalgar' 29 January 1851 No. 7 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). (Recto) Inscribed top left:... More
(Recto) Sheerness Dockyard from stern port of the 'Trafalgar', 25 Janu...
(Recto) Sheerness Dockyard from stern port of the 'Trafalgar', 25 January 1851; (Verso) 'Monarch' at Sheerness from the 'Trafalgar' 29 January 1851 No. 7 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884). (Recto) Inscribed top left:... More
1754 An exact view of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland's Chin...
1754 An exact view of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland's Chinese Yacht, in which his Highness entertained the Royal Family. This Yatcht is in Length 40 Feet, and carries 50 ton Weight, has a grand Room... More
A hay barge off Greenwich RMG PY3989
A hay barge off Greenwich A swim-head Thames barge loaded with hay lies close to the artist's viewpoint off the Isle of Dogs towards Deptford, with what may be a brig behind and Greenwich Hospital across the ri... More
A lugger at anchor RMG PW6675 - Public domain drawing
A lugger at anchor Van de Velde may have drawn this rapid and concise study of a lugger (a small English fishing boat rigged with two lugsails) from life. While living in England he had easy access to the Thame... More
A Perspective view of the River Thames RMG PU1370
A Perspective view of the River ThamesCopper-plate print entitled 'A Perspective view of the River Thames' and also inscribed; 'Taken from the Kings Arms at Blackwall; Shooters Hill, Woolwich; The East India Do... More
A Prospect of Greenwich Hospital from the River RMG PW7633
A Prospect of Greenwich Hospital from the River An axial perspective view of Greenwich Hospital from a position above the river, looking south towards the Queen's House, with the Royal Observatory visible on th... More
A royal visit to Greenwich Hospital RMG PY5803
A royal visit to Greenwich Hospital A steel-plate engraving, in only fair condition, with slight hand-colouring, of what appears to be a royal visit by river to Greenwich Hospital, seen here four-square from th... More
A Schooner and a Dutch Vessel close hauled in a fresh breeze in St Hel...
A Schooner and a Dutch Vessel close hauled in a fresh breeze in St Helier's Bay, Jersey, 1846 Herbert, the son of a Thames waterman was apprenticed to a boat builder. He exhibited marine subjects at the Society... More
A sunny naval anchorage, with six 'King Edward VII'-class battleships ...
A sunny naval anchorage, with six 'King Edward VII'-class battleships and other shipping Signed by the artist, lower right, this fine finished watercolour appears to show six of the 'King Edward VII' class batt... More
A Thornycroft S-class destroyer in harbour (with the outline sketched ...
A Thornycroft S-class destroyer in harbour (with the outline sketched on the reverse) This loose and rough watercolour study shows a destroyer in port-bow view, probably alongside given that she is flying her ... More
A View of Blackwall looking towards Greenwich RMG D7333
A View of Blackwall looking towards Greenwich Print entitled, 'A View of Blackwall looking towards Greenwich'. No 11 in a series drawn and engraved by Boydell. It presumably shows Perry's yard on the right with... More
A View of Blackwall looking towards Greenwich RMG PY2199
A View of Blackwall looking towards Greenwich Print entitled, 'A View of Blackwall looking towards Greenwich'. No 11 in a series drawn and engraved by Boydell. It presumably shows Perry's yard on the right with... More
A View of Greenwich Hospital taken from the River RMG PW7624
A View of Greenwich Hospital taken from the River An axial perspective view of the Hospital, looking south from a position above the river towards the Queen's House, with the Royal Observatory also visible on t... More
A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bour...
A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 This print was originally published with an accompanying text sheet reading: 'A View of the 'Thames' East Indiaman, William H... More
A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bour...
A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 Stored in mount with PAF7706. A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822
A View taken near Limehouse Bridge, looking down the Thames RMG PY2196
A View taken near Limehouse Bridge, looking down the Thames 'A view taken near Limehouse Bridge, looking down the Thames', one of the many views of England and Wales published by John Boydell (1719-1804). Boyde... More
A Village on the Coast Seen from the Sea, Northern France RMG PU0460
A Village on the Coast Seen from the Sea, Northern France Although the village is not identified it is likely to be on the coast of northern France which Wyllie knew intimately. It is probable that this sketch ... More
Agamemnon off Greenwich RMG PW8126
Agamemnon off Greenwich This watercolour shows the 'Agamemnon' of 1852 lying off Greenwich, probably in about June1857, when the ship appears to have made a visit to the Thames, probably as part of events marki... More
An 'Orion'-class battleship alongside, with tugs, lighters and barges ...
An 'Orion'-class battleship alongside, with tugs, lighters and barges in attendance Signed by artist, lower right. The ship, seen in starboard-bow view, with her 'A' and 'B' turrets traversed round to port and ... More
Samuel Atkins - An East Indiaman Drawn up for repairs RMG PU8941
An East Indiaman Drawn up for repairs Little is known about Atkins, a marine painter in watercolour, who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1787 and 1808 and was away at sea visiting the East Indies and Chi... More
Archway of Old London Bridge RMG PW0767, William Lionel Wyllie
Archway of Old London Bridge This etching (in working proof state) depicts men at work on the river Thames, framed by the archway of Old London Bridge. For similar shipping scenes of London bridge see PAD8348, ... More
Barge and other craft on the river. 1 RMG PW2247
Barge and other craft on the river. 1 One of the many depictions of shipping in the Thames by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931), showing a number of craft on the river. For another version, se... More
Barge and other craft on the river. 2. Trial proof RMG PW2248
Barge and other craft on the river. 2. Trial proof A trial proof print for an etching of a barge and other craft on the River Thames. Two barges sail downriver and another is visible astern of them further upst... More
Barge Match (Thames River) RMG PY4069, William Lionel Wyllie
Barge Match (Thames River) A depiction of a barge race, once a popular event on the Thames, by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie. Barge racing reached a peak in the latter half of the 19th century. The mo... More
Barges and Sea RMG PW0850, William Lionel Wyllie
Barges and Sea A watercolour of spritsail barges and a steam vessel in choppy water at the mouth of the Thames Estuary, where the river meets the North Sea, by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931... More
Becton Gasworks RMG PW0972, William Lionel Wyllie
Becton Gasworks The jetty of the Gas, Light and Coke Company's Beckton Gasworks, seen from the Thames. This huge plant depended on regular supplies of coal carried on the river, and the removal of coke - a by-p... More
Below London Bridge, Hay's Wharf and the Monument RMG PW0702
Below London Bridge, Hay's Wharf and the Monument A view of the Thames below London Bridge with a number of craft, predominantly lighters, tugs and barges, on the river. The cranes of Hays Wharf rise to the lef... More
Big Yacht Race, Thames RMG PW1937, William Lionel Wyllie
Big Yacht Race, Thames Five small drawings of yachts taking part in a race at Gravesend Reach in the Thames Estuary. They are titled as follows: ‘First Gun to Prepare’; ‘Second Gun – Iverna and Britannia going ... More
Billingsgate, 1859 RMG PW5493 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Billingsgate, 1859 For many centuries Billingsgate was the main wharf for the mooring of fishing vessels and landing their cargoes. Billingsgate was the site of a fish market on the north bank of the river betw... More
Black Lion Wharf, 1859 RMG PW5495
Black Lion Wharf, 1859 A view of Black Lion Wharf. A sign on one of the buildings along the wharf reads, ‘Old Shipping Clippers To Let Everyday’. The Black Lion Wharf later became part of the London and Contine... More
Breaking up HMS 'Hannibal' and 'Duke of Wellington' RMG PW1505
Breaking up HMS 'Hannibal' and 'Duke of Wellington' Inscribed lower left 'Breaking up the Hannibal and Duke of Wellington' and signed by artist. HMS 'Hannibal' (91 guns) and 'Duke of Wellington' (115 guns) wer... More
William Daniell - Brunswick Dock on the Thames at Blackwall RMG PZ7125
Brunswick Dock on the Thames at Blackwall Print entitled 'Brunswick Dock on the Thames at Blackwall... chiefly intended for the accommodation & protection of ships of the Honble the East India Company...'. The ... More
Brunswick Steam Wharf East India Docks. Plan of Road from City. Plan o...
Brunswick Steam Wharf East India Docks. Plan of Road from City. Plan of Wharf Print entitled 'Brunswick Steam Wharf East India Docks. Plan of Road from City. Plan of Wharf'. The view shows Green's Brunswick Wha... More
Cannon Street RMG PW2099, William Lionel Wyllie
Cannon Street A study of vessels on the Thames including a lighter in the foreground and Thames barges. Despite the title, the emphasis is on the shipping on the river, with Cannon Street station and St Paul's ... More
Cleopatra's Needle RMG PV2059, William Lionel Wyllie
Cleopatra's Needle A graphite drawing of Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames Embankment in London, by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). The obelisk was constructed for Tuthmosis III and is carve... More
Cleopatra's Needle RMG PV2075, William Lionel Wyllie
Cleopatra's Needle A graphite drawing of Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames Embankment in London, by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). The obelisk was constructed for Tuthmosis III and is carve... More
Cleopatra's Needle RMG PV4913, William Lionel Wyllie
Cleopatra's Needle A watercolour of Cleopatra's Needle on the Embankment, one of Wyllie's many studies of the Thames and the surrounding riverside. At the base of the needle is one of the two large bronze sphin... More
Cutter Yacht Osprey, 59 Tons, Edward Westby Nunn, Esq. (owner), Royal ...
Cutter Yacht Osprey, 59 Tons, Edward Westby Nunn, Esq. (owner), Royal St. George's Yacht Club. Winner of Royal Thames Yacht Club L100 Prize, June 25th 1859... Print
Depart des Grenadiers de la Garde Anglaise, a bord du Steamer transatl...
Depart des Grenadiers de la Garde Anglaise, a bord du Steamer transatlantique l' Orenoco [Orinoco] Southampton - Mars 1854. Affaires D'Orient Hand-coloured.; Plate 38. The Royal West Indian Mail Steamer 'Orino... More
Departure from Greenwich. Scene on deck of Thames passenger vessel RMG...
Departure from Greenwich. Scene on deck of Thames passenger vessel An accomplished and atmospheric etching focusing on the figure of a dark-clad, smartly dressed lady in a hat, with an equally well-dressed and ... More
Docks? RMG PV2779, William Lionel Wyllie
Docks? A watercolour of a three-masted ship and Thames barges on the lower reaches of the river, by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931).
Embankment RMG PV2052, William Lionel Wyllie
Embankment A graphite sketch by Wyllie of the Embankment. The Embankment had been built to reclaim land from the north bank of the Thames and to provide an imposing riverfront. For part of its length it conceal... More
Fisherman and shipping off a rocky coast RMG PW5770
Fisherman and shipping off a rocky coastAlong with Peter Monamy, who was twenty years his senior, Scott ranks as one of the two leaders in the first generation of English marine painters after the Van de Veldes... More
Fishing luggers off Dover RMG PW0718, William Lionel Wyllie
Fishing luggers off Dover A view of Dover Castle from the sea, with fishing luggers in the foreground. The expansive castle stretches across the right of the image, and fishermen are visible working in the lugg... More
Fleet off Southend, c.1910 RMG PU8345, William Lionel Wyllie
Fleet off Southend, c.1910 A fleet of ships are spread across the composition, and a row boat holding three figures is featured at the bottom left. Technique includes drypoint.; Signed by artist. W. L. Wyllie ... More
Free Trade Wharf RMG PW5483 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Free Trade Wharf A view of the Thames from Limehouse, with Free Trade Wharf in Ratcliffe on the right. This busy wharf occupied several warehouses built by the East India Company in the 1790s. In 1871 the build... More
French fishing craft beached on Northern French Coast (after 1880) RMG...
French fishing craft beached on Northern French Coast (after 1880) This drypoint etching features a centrally placed beached ship with its oars up. Crew members sit at the stern. At the shore, to the left of th... More
Gorinchem on the Merwede RMG PW0720, William Lionel Wyllie
Gorinchem on the Merwede A panorama from the sea of the city of Gorinchem on the Merwede River in the Netherlands. Two windmills dot the shoreline, punctuated between by the tower of Gorinchem Grote Kerk. Seagu... More
Greenwich (Greenwich Hospital and River Thames) RMG PU2229
Greenwich (Greenwich Hospital and River Thames) See PAI8605, another copy. Greenwich (Greenwich Hospital and River Thames)
Greenwich (Greenwich Hospital and River Thames) RMG PU2230
Greenwich (Greenwich Hospital and River Thames) A plate from George Cooke's 'Views in London and its Vicinity', looking broadly west across the Greenwich Hospital frontage from off the George Tavern (replaced i... More
Greenwich and the Dreadnaught (sic) RMG PY3271
Greenwich and the Dreadnaught [sic] Plate 12 from Parrott's 'London and the Thames', (1842). A summer view from the north-west towards Greenwich from the Isle of Dogs, with pleasure craft of various sorts on t... More
Greenwich from Blackwall RMG PW6193
Greenwich from Blackwall A view due south at low tide from the Blackwall Reach foreshore on the north side of the Thames, towards Greenwich. Greenwich Hospital is visible in the centre, with the Royal Observato... More
Greenwich from the Point RMG PY3258
Greenwich from the Point A view north and a little east over Greenwich from Blackheath Point - still a notable local viewpoint - in a landscape octagonal format. St Alfege, the parish church, is seen through tr... More
Greenwich Hospital from Blackwall reach, May 1871 RMG PW7684
Greenwich Hospital from Blackwall reach, May 1871 A view of Greenwich Hospital from almost due north, looking up Blackwall Reach. The tower of Trinity Hospital (almshouse) is on the left and the Trafalgar Taver... More
Greenwich Hospital from the NW, and boating on the River Thames RMG PU...
Greenwich Hospital from the NW, and boating on the River Thames A view of Greenwich Hospital from the west, off the old Greenwich waterfront around the Salutation Tavern and Garden Stairs, before this area was ... More
Greenwich Hospital in the distance and the 'Augusta' royal yacht , 5 A...
Greenwich Hospital in the distance and the 'Augusta' royal yacht , 5 April 1795 The fuller text description of this illustration for the 'Naval Chronicle' is 'View of the River Thames, with Greenwich Hospital i... More
Greenwich Hospital RMG PU2248 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Greenwich Hospital A view from the north-east for Tombleson's 'Thames' series, first published in 1834. Compared to the view from Greenwich Hill in the same series (PAD2247), this is notably accurate and of par... More
Greenwich Hospital RMG PY3286 - Public domain image of steamship
Greenwich Hospital A view of the Royal Naval Hospital from off the Isle of Dogs to the north-west, in squally weather, with a passenger paddle steamer in stern view on the left and a Thames barge under sail inb... More
Greenwich Hospital, 1876 RMG PX9861
Greenwich Hospital, 1876 Titled, signed and dated by the artist, 'Greenwich Hospital/ TB Hardy 1876'. The very low viewpoint suggests this is from a boat in the river roughly north of Greenwich Pier looking sou... More
Greenwich RMG PV1991, William Lionel Wyllie
Greenwich A view of the Royal Naval College from the west side of the Isle of Dogs (i.e. the north-west), with a large passenger paddle-steamer coming upriver, a small boat in the foreground, and Thames barges ... More
Greenwich RMG PW2087, William Lionel Wyllie
Greenwich Titled by R. Quarm and J. Wyllie (1981) pl. 45 as 'Shipping in Greenwich Reach', this is a view from the north-east of the heavily industrialized Victorian Thames, with the distant Royal Naval College... More
Greenwich RMG PW2116, William Lionel Wyllie
Greenwich A view of the Royal Naval College from the north-east, with the waterfront to the east (left) round the Trafalgar Tavern and Moss's Wharf crowded with boats around a river-level awning. There was a pu... More
Greenwich with barges and other craft. Trial proof RMG PW2227
Greenwich with barges and other craft. Trial proof Medium includes ochre. A view from Deptford Reach to the north-west, with men in a Thames wherry in the foreground possibly towing a raft of floating timber, l... More
H.M.S. Sans Pareil Steel 1st Class Battleship. Built at The Thames Iro...
H.M.S. Sans Pareil Steel 1st Class Battleship. Built at The Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, and completed for sea in 1889. Length 340ft.Displacement 10, 470 tons. I.H.P. 14, 000. Speed 17.2 knots. Armament 2 111 ... More
H.M.S. Warrior RMG PU6222 - Drawing. Public domain image.
H.M.S. Warrior Print. Tinted lithograph of the three-masted armoured frigate, HMS Warrior (1860) on a starboard tack running through strong waves before a good wind. Most of her square sails are aloft and smok... More
H.M.S. Warrior The first iron sea-going Armour-plated frigate. Built a...
H.M.S. Warrior The first iron sea-going Armour-plated frigate. Built at the Thames Iron Works and shipbuilding Yard. Launched in 1860 Length 380ft Displacement 9210 tons H.P. 5469 Speed 14.356 Armament 38 68prs... More
Her Majesty's Iron Cased Screw Steam Frigate Minotaur RMG PY9293
Her Majesty's Iron Cased Screw Steam Frigate Minotaur Print of the iron-cased frigate HMS 'Minotaur', built by the Thames Ironworks Ship Building Engineering and Dry Dock Company, Blackwall. Her Majesty's Iron... More
HM Frigate Glasgow (Captain) The Honble J A Maude. 23 April 1826 RMG P...
HM Frigate Glasgow (Captain) The Honble J A Maude. 23 April 1826 Port side view of HM Frigate Glasgow at anchor with sails unfurled to air and gun ports open. Figures are visible on the deck. Other vessels can ... More
HMS 'Albion', battleship, as east-coast guardship, 1916 RMG PW1829
HMS 'Albion', battleship, as east-coast guardship, 1916 Signed by artist, lower left, and inscribed at the bottom 'Albion' (partly trimmed off), this is a reasonably good depiction of the battleship 'Albion' (1... More
HMS 'Cossack' and 'Tartar', probably on the North American station, Ja...
HMS 'Cossack' and 'Tartar', probably on the North American station, January 1857 Both these ships were being built for the Russians in 1854 by Pitcher of Northfleet, on the Thames, when they were confiscated a... More
HMS 'James Watt' off Cronstadt, with the 'Centaur', 'Bulldog' and 'Imp...
HMS 'James Watt' off Cronstadt, with the 'Centaur', 'Bulldog' and 'Imperieuse' in action near the Tolboukin lighthouse, August 1855. This appears to be part of a slightly more panoramic drawing, on two joined ... More
HMS 'Roberts', monitor RMG PW1847, William Lionel Wyllie
HMS 'Roberts', monitor Inscribed by the artist, lower left, 'Roberts', this is a reasonably accurate and good quality study of the monitor 'Roberts' (1915), under way in almost starboard-broadside view. It was... More
HMS Benbow 1st class steel armoured Battleship. Built at the Thames Ir...
HMS Benbow 1st class steel armoured Battleship. Built at the Thames Iron Works, Blackwall and completed for sea in 1888. Length 330ft. Displacement 10, 600 tons. I H P 11, 500. Speed 16.75 knots. Armament 2 111... More
HMS Blenheim First Class Cruiser RMG PU0312
HMS Blenheim First Class Cruiser Print. The 'Blake' Class armoured cruiser HMS 'Blenheim' was launched at Thames Ironworks on 26 May 1890. Her main guns were in armoured casemates, a leading characteristic of n... More
HMS Minotaur (ship, 1816) (Recto) Sheerness Dockyard from stern port o...
(Recto) Inscribed top left: 'Sheerness / Dock Yard / Jany 25th 51/ seen from stern port of Trafalgar'. Identified at the bottom are the receiving ship 'Minotaur' on moorings in front of Blockhouse Point and the... More
HMS Minotaur. Built at the Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, and Launched ...
HMS Minotaur. Built at the Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, and Launched in 1863. For many years Flag-ship of the Mediterranean Squadron, and commanded by the Duke of Edinburgh (now Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha). Len... More
HMS Victory Portsmouth Harbour, sea scouts in foreground RMG PU8351
HMS Victory Portsmouth Harbour, sea scouts in foreground A group of Sea Scouts launch a rowboat in this view of Portsmouth Harbour at low tide. The troops will row to Victory and make the Scout Promise in the f... More
Hotel Cecil RMG PV2065, William Lionel Wyllie
Hotel Cecil A graphite drawing of the Thames and Waterloo Bridge, with the Hotel Cecil to the right. The Hotel Cecil, built 1890-96, stood on the Thames Embankment and in its day was London’s largest hotel. In ... More
Hungerford Bridge RMG PW0698, William Lionel Wyllie
Hungerford Bridge A view down the Thames showing Hungerford Bridge, Westminster Bridge, and Lambeth Suspension Bridge. Cleopatra’s Needle dominates the Embankment on the right of the image. Across the Embankmen... More
Irongate wharf RMG PV1968, William Lionel Wyllie
Irongate wharf A busy scene of shipping on the Thames by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). This watercolour shows Irongate Wharf with the northern half of Tower Bridge to the left and the Tow... More
Launch of HMS Royal Albert screw steamer, 131 guns, at Woolwich, May 1...
Launch of HMS Royal Albert screw steamer, 131 guns, at Woolwich, May 13, 1854. Portside view Ship launches on the Thames were always popular public spectacles, drawing huge crowds to witness the event. 'Royal A... More
Launching of the Great Eastern RMG PU6762
Launching of the Great EasternThe 'Great Eastern' was finally launched at Millwall on 30 January 1858, with four steam tugs in attendance. She was then fitted out and rigged at moorings at Deptford on the oppos... More
Leonidas Powder Hulk RMG PW2076, William Lionel Wyllie
Leonidas Powder Hulk In this rapid watercolour, almost certainly done on the spot, the 'Leonidas' (launched in 1807) can be seen in the distance with a Thames barge sailing past her. When Wyllie and his family ... More