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The Lizard Light-houses, Cornwall
William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
Engagement of Frigates “Java” & “Constitution” [Plate 4]
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
View near Aberystwith, Cardiganshire
William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
The Victory Obtained over the Dutch Fleet by the British Squadron of the North Sea under the Command of Admiral Duncan in the Action of 11 October 1797 [The Battle of Camperdown]
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
Shipwreck on the Black Rocks, near Scarborough, Yorkshire
Francis Nicholson (1753 - 1844)
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Capsized Yacht, Whitstable
Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
View of Liverpool from the Fort
John Thomas Serres (1759 - 1825)
The Lizard Light-Houses, Cornwall
William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
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Attack of the Vanguard on the Spanish Armada, 1588
Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Figures Salvaging a Wreck on a Rocky Coast
William Cook
Man of War in Distress off Rocky Coast
Willem van de, II Velde (1633 - 1707)
Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan (1731-1804) Admiral
Daniel Orme (1765 - )
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)
Wreck of an East Indiaman
William Anderson (1757 - 1837)
The Engagement between HM Frigate “Java” and the USS “Constitution”, 29 December 1812 [Plate 4]
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Ship in Distress off Rock
Willem van de, II Velde (1633 - 1707)
Engagement of Frigates “Java” & “Constitution” [Plate 4]
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
St. Paul Wrecked at Sea
Bonaventura Peeters (1614 - 1652)
The Defence of Gibraltar on the Night of 13 and 14 September 1782
Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Battle of the Nile: Morning of 2nd August 1798
Captain James Weir
Thomas Hellyer
Battle of Lissa, 13 March 1811
George Webster
Henri Merke
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Key to: The Victory Obtained over the Dutch Fleet by the British Squadron of the North Sea under the Command of Admiral Duncan in the Action of 11 October 1797 [The Battle of Camperdown]
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
The Brave and Gallant Defence of Gibraltar against the United Forces of Spain and France, the Night of 13-14 September 1782
Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
The Siege and Relief of Gibraltar
William Sharp (1749 - 1824)
John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815)
Print for a Politician
Grayson Perry (1960 - )
Sea Battle
Dutch 17th century unknown
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