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In this file photo taken Jan. 21, 1954, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN 571) is in the Thames River shortly after a christening ceremony.

In this file photo taken Jan. 21, 1954, the nuclear-powered submarine ...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 20, 2012) In this file photo taken Jan. 21, 1954, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN 571) is in the Thames River shortly after a christening ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo) File# 12012... More

A port bow view of the British coastal training craft HMS PUNCHER (P-291) moored at a municipal pier on the Thames River

A port bow view of the British coastal training craft HMS PUNCHER (P-2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: London Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A port bow view of the memorial light cruiser HMS BELFAST (CL-35) moored on the Thames River above the Tower Bridge. The ship is dedicated to all who served in the British Royal Navy during World War Two. The ship is painted up in a dazzle camouflage scheme

A port bow view of the memorial light cruiser HMS BELFAST (CL-35) moor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: London Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine COLUMBIA (SSN-771) as the ship slides off the launching way into the Thames River following the vessel's christening and launch ceremony. The COLUMBIA is the last Los Angeles class submarine to be built at the Electric Boat Shipyard

A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine COLUM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry Sims Release Status: R... More

A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine COLUMBIA (SSN-771) as the ship glides to a stop in the Thames River at the completion of the vessel's christening and launch ceremony. The COLUMBIA is the last Los Angeles class submarine to be built at the Electric Boat Shipyard

A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine COLUMBIA ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry Sims Release Status: R... More

Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine

Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine

Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) salute during the shifting of colors as the submarine returns home to Submarine Base New London. Annapolis departed Groton in J... More

Herstelling der waere godsdienst ... in G. Brittanien (BM 1880,1113.1344)

Herstelling der waere godsdienst ... in G. Brittanien (BM 1880,1113.13...

Satire comprising eleven scenes concerning the flight of James II and Mary of Modena arranged as if reliefs on a tablet. At top left, the queen leaves from Whitehall in a barge taking with her the infant Prince... More

Herstelling der waere godsdienst ... in G. Brittanien (BM 1885,1114.254 1)

Herstelling der waere godsdienst ... in G. Brittanien (BM 1885,1114.25...

Satire comprising eleven scenes concerning the flight of James II and Mary of Modena arranged as if reliefs on a tablet. At top left, the queen leaves from Whitehall in a barge taking with her the infant Prince... More

Herstelling der waere godsdienst ... in G. Brittanien (BM 1885,1114.254)

Herstelling der waere godsdienst ... in G. Brittanien (BM 1885,1114.25...

Satire comprising eleven scenes concerning the flight of James II and Mary of Modena arranged as if reliefs on a tablet. At top left, the queen leaves from Whitehall in a barge taking with her the infant Prince... More

The Antigallican spirit; humbly inscrib'd to Capt- Forster & the managers of the Antigallican private ship of war (BM J,4.193)

The Antigallican spirit; humbly inscrib'd to Capt- Forster & the manag...

Two sailors stand on a quay, a river with ships behind them. Each grasps the other's left hand. One (right) waves his hat, saying, "May the French Fleet be put up to Auction & the French King not have a penny o... More

The Governors farewell (BM 1868,0808.4849)

The Governors farewell (BM 1868,0808.4849)

Sir Hugh Palliser (left), Governor of Greenwich Hospital, walking with a stick, and supporting himself on the shoulder of a shorter man (right) who looks up at him. Palliser is saying, "My evil Genius still pur... More

The Greenwich Pensioner (BM 1935,0522.1.35)

The Greenwich Pensioner (BM 1935,0522.1.35)

An illustration to the song 'By Mr. Dibdin' which is engraved beneath the title. The old pensioner with a wooden leg, a pipe in his left hand, a cudgel under his left arm, stands, directed to the left, pointing... More

The Idle 'Prentice turned away, and sent to Sea. (BM 1868,0822.1576 1)

The Idle 'Prentice turned away, and sent to Sea. (BM 1868,0822.1576 1)

Plate 5: the River Thames, probably Limehouse Reach, with Tom Idle in a rowing boat heading for a ship and life at sea; he is accompanied by his weeping mother and two mocking sailors as well as the oarsman; in... More

The Idle 'Prentice turned away, and sent to Sea. (BM 1868,0822.1576)

The Idle 'Prentice turned away, and sent to Sea. (BM 1868,0822.1576)

Plate 5: the River Thames, probably Limehouse Reach, with Tom Idle in a rowing boat heading for a ship and life at sea; he is accompanied by his weeping mother and two mocking sailors as well as the oarsman; in... More

The Idle 'Prentice turned away, and sent to Sea. (BM 1978,U.3480.5)

The Idle 'Prentice turned away, and sent to Sea. (BM 1978,U.3480.5)

Copy of Plate 5: the River Thames, probably Limehouse Reach, with Tom Idle in a rowing boat heading for a ship and life at sea; he is accompanied by his weeping mother and two mocking sailors as well as the oar... More

The Political Kalender for the Year 1740 (BM 1868,0808.3622)

The Political Kalender for the Year 1740 (BM 1868,0808.3622)

Satire on the British government's position in relation to the European political situation in 1740, in thirteen compartments with a scene for each month surrounded by a scrolling rococo framework and a central... More

The Repeal (BM J,1.85) - A group of men standing next to each other holding flags

The Repeal (BM J,1.85) - A group of men standing next to each other ho...

Satire on the repeal of the Stamp Act and the administration of George Grenville (First Lord of the Treasury, April 1763-July 1765). Scene on the bank of the Thames with a procession of mourners approaching a t... 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

(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' off Sheerness, from the 'Shannon', 28 December 1850; (Verso) studies including Thames barges, a lady and gentleman walking, and trees RMG PZ0854-001

(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 January 1851; (Verso) 'Monarch' at Sheerness from the 'Trafalgar' 29 January 1851 RMG PZ0855-001

(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 January 1851; (Verso) 'Monarch' at Sheerness from the 'Trafalgar' 29 January 1851 RMG PZ0855-001

(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 January 1851; (Verso) 'Monarch' at Sheerness from the 'Trafalgar' 29 January 1851 RMG PZ0855-002

(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

A lugger at anchor RMG PW6675 - Public domain  drawing

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 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 Schooner and a Dutch Vessel close hauled in a fresh breeze in St Helier's Bay, Jersey, 1846 RMG PZ7030

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 and other shipping RMG PW2122

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 View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 RMG PW7706

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

Agamemnon off Greenwich RMG PW8126

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 in attendance RMG PV0029

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

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

Barge Match (Thames River) RMG PY4069, William Lionel Wyllie

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

Billingsgate, 1859 RMG PW5493 - Drawing. Public domain image.

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

Breaking up HMS 'Hannibal' and 'Duke of Wellington' RMG PW1505

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

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 - RMG PY8742

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 transatlantique l' Orenoco (Orinoco) Southampton - Mars 1854. Affaires D'Orient RMG PU6744

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

Docks? RMG PV2779, William Lionel Wyllie

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 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

Greenwich (Greenwich Hospital and River Thames) RMG PU2230

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) 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 Hospital from Blackwall reach, May 1871 RMG PW7684

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, 1876 RMG PX9861

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 PW2087, William Lionel Wyllie

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 with barges and other craft. Trial proof RMG PW2227

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 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 ton guns, RMG PU6304

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 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 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 RMG PU6223

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 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 PW8019

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 'James Watt' off Cronstadt, with the 'Centaur', 'Bulldog' and 'Imperieuse' in action near the Tolboukin lighthouse, August 1855 RMG PU9408

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 Blenheim First Class Cruiser RMG PU0312

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 of the 'Trafalgar', 25 January 1851 RMG PZ0855-001 (cropped)

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 in 1863. For many years Flag-ship of the Mediterranean Squadron, and commanded by the Duke of Edinburgh (now Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha). Length 400ft. RMG PU6237

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

Irongate wharf RMG PV1968, William Lionel Wyllie

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

John Adams, alias John Wilkinson (b. 1762), Greenwich Pensioner, boatswain's mate of the 'Agamemnon' while commanded by Nelson 8 Apr 1793 - 16 Sep 1798. Mounted with letter from artist RMG PW6223

John Adams, alias John Wilkinson (b. 1762), Greenwich Pensioner, boats...

John Adams, alias John Wilkinson (b. 1762), Greenwich Pensioner, boatswain's mate of the 'Agamemnon' while commanded by Nelson 8 Apr 1793 - 16 Sep 1798. Mounted with letter from artist This is one of two versio... More

Launch of HMS Royal Albert screw steamer, 131 guns, at Woolwich, May 13, 1854. Portside view RMG PW8131

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

Leonidas Powder Hulk RMG PW2076, William Lionel Wyllie

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

Henry Moses - Limehouse RMG PU7905

Henry Moses - Limehouse RMG PU7905

Limehouse Print from part two of Moses' 'Sketches of Shipping', entitled 'Limehouse'. Signed, inscribed and dated by the artist. The view appears to be from the south bank of the Thames with a West Indiaman or ... More

Mast House, Blackwall RMG PU1402

Mast House, Blackwall RMG PU1402

Mast House, BlackwallPrint entitled, 'The Old Mast House, Blackwall'. This is a re-engraving of Owen's 1809-11 'Thames' series view (see PAD1397) for W. B. Cooke's 'Views on the Thames', published as 38 plates ... More

Nore light vessel RMG PV1973, William Lionel Wyllie

Nore light vessel RMG PV1973, William Lionel Wyllie

Nore light vessel The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of the Thames. It is marked by various buoys and a lightship with a revolving light. This ship lies about three miles from the nearest point on the Kent coa... More

Palma, Sardinia RMG PW0665, William Lionel Wyllie

Palma, Sardinia RMG PW0665, William Lionel Wyllie

Palma, Sardinia This watercolour shows the steamers 'Palma' and 'Sardinia' (1902) moored in the docks. Wyllie was born in London into an artistic family. During the mid-1870s he spent much time on a barge, conv... More

Port scene possibly London, with sailing barge and steam vessels RMG PV1742

Port scene possibly London, with sailing barge and steam vessels RMG P...

Port scene possibly London, with sailing barge and steam vessels A scene with a sailing barge and steam vessels possibly on the Thames, by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). It may be a view o... More

Portrait of John Adams, alias John Wilkinson, Petty Officer, aged 78, Boatswain's Mate of the 'Agamemnon' (as Greenwich Pensioner) RMG PY3992

Portrait of John Adams, alias John Wilkinson, Petty Officer, aged 78, ...

Portrait of John Adams, alias John Wilkinson, Petty Officer, aged 78, Boatswain's Mate of the 'Agamemnon' (as Greenwich Pensioner) This is one of two versions of this portrait of the former boatswain's mate (17... More

S.S. Guardiana, S.S. Tejo, S.S. Faro - built by the Thames Iron Works - 1878 - RMG PY5282

S.S. Guardiana, S.S. Tejo, S.S. Faro - built by the Thames Iron Works ...

S.S. Guardiana, S.S. Tejo, S.S. Faro... built by the Thames Iron Works... 1878... Signed by artist and dated in plate. The screw steam vessels 'Guardiana', 'Tejo' and 'Faro', destined for the Portuguese Customs... More

Sheet Music cover; 'Les Petits Matelots, Characteristic Rondo, In which is introduced My Sea Girt Home, Performed by the Band of The Royal Naval Asylum, Greenwich' RMG PZ8017

Sheet Music cover; 'Les Petits Matelots, Characteristic Rondo, In whic...

Sheet Music cover; 'Les Petits Matelots, Characteristic Rondo, In which is introduced My Sea Girt Home, Performed by the Band of The Royal Naval Asylum, Greenwich' A music cover showing a 'divisions ceremony' a... More

Sketch of Greenwich Pier RMG PX9855

Sketch of Greenwich Pier RMG PX9855

Sketch of Greenwich Pier A pencil study made from the centre of the Greenwich Pier pontoon, looking west (upstream). The western flight of waterstairs are on the right with an advertisement board (annotated as ... More

Stonage RMG PU8483 - Public domain  drawing

Stonage RMG PU8483 - Public domain drawing

Stonage This pen and ink drawing has been thought to depict the people who came to watch the Dutch attack on the Medway in June 1667. Samuel Pepys described the occasion when 'my Lord Douglas and Middleton do r... More

Study for the west end RMG L9872-001

Study for the west end RMG L9872-001

Study for the west end Here we see Thornhill working in a much rougher manner as he attempts to resolve this important terminal element of the composition. While there are differences in detail from the finally... More

Study for the west end RMG PY4059

Study for the west end RMG PY4059

Study for the west end Here we see Thornhill working in a much rougher manner as he attempts to resolve this important terminal element of the composition. While there are differences in detail from the finally... More

Study of a port scene, possibly London RMG PV4812, William Lionel Wyllie

Study of a port scene, possibly London RMG PV4812, William Lionel Wyll...

Study of a port scene, possibly London A view of shipping with a paddle steamer on the right at an unidentified spot on the River Thames by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). The vessels appea... More

Thames sailing barge RMG PW1958, William Lionel Wyllie

Thames sailing barge RMG PW1958, William Lionel Wyllie

Thames sailing barge A watercolour of the Thames barge ‘Robert’ at anchor by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). Visible at the stemhead is the stayfall tackle: two large blocks that were emplo... More

Thames warehouses, 1859 RMG PW5486

Thames warehouses, 1859 RMG PW5486

Thames warehouses, 1859 A view of the river Thames showing the Hermitage Coal Wharf and other wharves in Wapping. The warehouses on the left have signs which read “Fred Vink &Co / Rope & Sail Makers / Smith & S... More

The 'Dreadnought', with barges and other vessels, possibly in the Thames at Greenwich, and with a sketch of S. Cousins and J. H. Robinson on the reverse RMG PV5460

The 'Dreadnought', with barges and other vessels, possibly in the Tham...

The 'Dreadnought', with barges and other vessels, possibly in the Thames at Greenwich, and with a sketch of S. Cousins and J. H. Robinson on the reverseThis comprises two slight sketches in pencil, one above t... More

The arrival of His Majesty George the Fourth at Gravesend, after having visited Edinburgh. 1st Septr 1822 RMG PZ7706

The arrival of His Majesty George the Fourth at Gravesend, after havin...

The arrival of His Majesty George the Fourth at Gravesend, after having visited Edinburgh. 1st Septr 1822. Ships in order: The Sea Heron? pleasure yacht belonging to Mr. B. Capper?; the James Watt (1821) towing... More

The arrival of His Majesty George the Fourth at Gravesend, after having visited Edinburgh. 1st Septr 1822 RMG PZ7706

The arrival of His Majesty George the Fourth at Gravesend, after havin...

The arrival of His Majesty George the Fourth at Gravesend, after having visited Edinburgh. 1st Septr 1822. Ships in order: The Sea Heron? pleasure yacht belonging to Mr. B. Capper?; the James Watt (1821) towing... More

The Battle of Algeciras, 12 July 1801 RMG PX9645-001

The Battle of Algeciras, 12 July 1801 RMG PX9645-001

The Battle of Algeciras, 12 July 1801 Pierre Ozanne was a member of a large family of marine draughtsmen and engravers from Brest. By the age of twenty he was an official naval artist ('Dessinateur de la Marine... More

The British Queen As seen from Blackwall Wharf on Wednesday 10th July 1839 on her first Voyage to New York RMG PY8878

The British Queen As seen from Blackwall Wharf on Wednesday 10th July ...

The British Queen As seen from Blackwall Wharf on Wednesday 10th July 1839 on her first Voyage to New York Hand-coloured lithograph showing the paddle steamer passenger liner the British Queen (1838), starboard... More

The building of the 'Great Eastern', 1857 RMG PW6224

The building of the 'Great Eastern', 1857 RMG PW6224

The building of the 'Great Eastern', 1857 Carmichael, the son of a ship's carpenter, was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was apprenticed to a ship builder and may have gone to sea before becoming an artist. Bet... More

The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich RMG PU6188

The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at G...

The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich This print depicts the 'Amethyst' hulked. The image relates to the transatlantic cable manufactured at East Greenwich for loading i... More

The Custom House, London RMG PW0710, William Lionel Wyllie

The Custom House, London RMG PW0710, William Lionel Wyllie

The Custom House, London A scene depicting the Custom House, with various craft at work on the river. On the left is a steam tug with a cargo ship beyond and several lighters. On the right is a Thames barge, it... More

The Cutter Yacht Glance, 36 Tons, Andrew Duncan Esq. In the 1st Class Match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, June 14th 1860, - winner of the L100 Silver Cup. Built by Mr D.G.Hatcher of Southampton winner of 21 Prizes, RMG PY8733

The Cutter Yacht Glance, 36 Tons, Andrew Duncan Esq. In the 1st Class ...

The Cutter Yacht Glance, 36 Tons, Andrew Duncan Esq. In the 1st Class Match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, June 14th 1860, - winner of the L100 Silver Cup. Built by Mr D.G.Hatcher of Southampton winner of 21 P... More

The Discovery Convict ship (lying at Deptford). The vessel which accompanied Capt. Cook on his last voyage RMG PU6034

The Discovery Convict ship (lying at Deptford). The vessel which accom...

The Discovery Convict ship (lying at Deptford). The vessel which accompanied Capt. Cook on his last voyage A plate from Cooke's 'Shipping and Craft'. The inscribed information about this vessel being used by Ca... More

The Dreadnought being towed up the Thames at Greenwich by a paddle tug RMG PY3251

The Dreadnought being towed up the Thames at Greenwich by a paddle tug...

The Dreadnought being towed up the Thames at Greenwich by a paddle tug A huge crowd of people along the front of the Royal Naval College are watching the 'Dreadnought' under tow up river. The buildings are impr... More

The East India Ship Duke of Buccleuch, (Captn Alexr Henning) in a hurricane off the Mauritius, attempting to wear RMG PY8491

The East India Ship Duke of Buccleuch, (Captn Alexr Henning) in a hurr...

The East India Ship Duke of Buccleuch, (Captn Alexr Henning) in a hurricane off the Mauritius, attempting to wear Print entitled 'The East India Ship 'Duke of Buccleuch', (Captn Alexr Henning) in a Hurricane o... More

The Explosion on board the Great Eastern Steam Ship, off Hastings, on the 9th September, 1859 RMG PY0309

The Explosion on board the Great Eastern Steam Ship, off Hastings, on ...

The Explosion on board the Great Eastern Steam Ship, off Hastings, on the 9th September, 1859 The 'Great Eastern' left the Thames on 7 September 1859. Two days later, when she was passing the south coast, a ter... More

The hulk 'Gloucester' and HMS 'Volage' at Chatham RMG PW2025

The hulk 'Gloucester' and HMS 'Volage' at Chatham RMG PW2025

The hulk 'Gloucester' and HMS 'Volage' at Chatham Inscribed below the ships, 'Volage' (left) and 'Gloucester'. This study shows the old 'wooden-wall' 'Gloucester' in bow view, while in service as a receiving s... More

The launch of the Honourable East India Company's ship 'Edinburgh' RMG D2542

The launch of the Honourable East India Company's ship 'Edinburgh' RMG...

The launch of the Honourable East India Company's ship 'Edinburgh' Drawing entitled 'The launch of the Honourable East India Company's ship Edinburgh..., 1825. The title derives from the lithographs (PAG7006 an... More

The Life of a Sailor. (Safely Moor'd in Greenwich Hospital) Composed and arranged for the Piano Forte - (caricature) RMG PY3333

The Life of a Sailor. (Safely Moor'd in Greenwich Hospital) Composed a...

The Life of a Sailor. [Safely Moor'd in Greenwich Hospital] Composed and arranged for the Piano Forte... (caricature) A self-explanatory Victorian music cover, whose central image entitled 'Safely Moor'd in Gre... More

The Little Belt Breaking up at Battersea RMG PU6072

The Little Belt Breaking up at Battersea RMG PU6072

The Little Belt Breaking up at Battersea Vignette. From Cooke's 'Views on the Thames' .

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ( 29 April 1789) RMG B1337

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew ad...

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty [ 29 April 1789] HM sloop 'Bounty' was a small West Indiaman of 250 tons, previously called 'Bethia'... More

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ( 29 April 1789) RMG PY9205

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew ad...

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty [ 29 April 1789] HM sloop 'Bounty' was a small West Indiaman of 250 tons, previously called 'Bethia'... More

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ( 29 April 1789) RMG S0713 (cropped)

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew ad...

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty [ 29 April 1789] HM sloop 'Bounty' was a small West Indiaman of 250 tons, previously called 'Bethia'... More

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ( 29 April 1789) RMG S0713

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew ad...

The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty [ 29 April 1789] HM sloop 'Bounty' was a small West Indiaman of 250 tons, previously called 'Bethia'... More

The Nelson on the Stocks, building at Woolwich in the Year 1814 RMG PU6094

The Nelson on the Stocks, building at Woolwich in the Year 1814 RMG PU...

The Nelson on the Stocks, building at Woolwich in the Year 1814 Etching from Cooke's 'Views on the Thames' showing HMS 'Nelson' (1814) near to completion at the Royal Dockyard in Woolwich in 1814. The image sh... More

The Nore Light RMG PV1667, William Lionel Wyllie

The Nore Light RMG PV1667, William Lionel Wyllie

The Nore Light Inscribed, as title, lower left, and signed above by the artist. Wyllie described the Nore light vessel in his book 'London to the Nore' (1905), pp. 165-66. ' "The Nore Light" is a great strong ... More

The Pool RMG PW2220, William Lionel Wyllie

The Pool RMG PW2220, William Lionel Wyllie

The Pool An etching of the Upper Pool by marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). Wyllie emphasises the wharves on the north (City) bank of the Thames, with Tower Bridge - its bascules raised to allow s... More

The Pool, discharging lighters, inscribed Trial Proof RMG PW0768, William Lionel Wyllie

The Pool, discharging lighters, inscribed Trial Proof RMG PW0768, Will...

The Pool, discharging lighters, inscribed Trial Proof An etching of a vessel discharging goods into lighters in the Upper Pool. St. Paul’s and Monument are visible on the right. At the height of the port's pros... More

The Schooner Yacht Gloriana 148 Tons - In the Royal Thames Yacht Club Schooner Match, June 2nd 1868 RMG PY8711

The Schooner Yacht Gloriana 148 Tons - In the Royal Thames Yacht Club ...

The Schooner Yacht Gloriana 148 Tons... In the Royal Thames Yacht Club Schooner Match, June 2nd 1868 Hand-coloured.

The Start RMG PW2268, William Lionel Wyllie

The Start RMG PW2268, William Lionel Wyllie

The Start A depiction of shipping on the Thames looking upriver towards London Bridge. A number of craft are visible including Thames barges, lighters, a steam tug and cargo ships. Signed ‘W L Wyllie’ bottom le... More

The Sverige 280 Tons, Winning the Royal Thames Yacht Club Match on June 1st 1853 RMG PY8719

The Sverige 280 Tons, Winning the Royal Thames Yacht Club Match on Jun...

The Sverige 280 Tons, Winning the Royal Thames Yacht Club Match on June 1st 1853 Hand-coloured. The Sverige 280 Tons, Winning the Royal Thames Yacht Club Match on June 1st 1853

The Thames East Indiaman. 1424 Tons. Built for, and employed by the Honble The East India Compy. James Keith Forbes, Commander RMG PU6400

The Thames East Indiaman. 1424 Tons. Built for, and employed by the Ho...

The Thames East Indiaman. 1424 Tons. Built for, and employed by the Honble The East India Compy. James Keith Forbes, Commander Hand-coloured.

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