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Agamemnon Beats to Quarters - watercolour

Agamemnon Beats to Quarters - watercolour

Based on the action in Mediterranean on 8th March 1795, between British and French fleets. The French left Toulon for Corsica to establish French control. 12th March 1795, Nelson wrote ‘The French are now within 4 mil.....Read more

Sunset Over Palermo

Sunset Over Palermo

"Sunset over Palermo" HMS Foudroyant 80 guns and HMS Queen Charlotte 100 guns in close company arriving at Palermo. HMS Queen Charlotte 100 (1st of that name) Vice Admiral Lord Keith’s flagship, 2nd in command of t.....Read more

Brixham trawlers 1970's

Brixham trawlers 1970's

Deo Volente was a Dutch built beam trawler and Angelus was a side trawler, both working out of Brixham in the 1970's and early 80's..Read more

HMS Victory with Euryalus

HMS Victory with Euryalus

September 15th Nelson weighed anchor on board HMS Victory from Portsmouth with the frigate HMS Euryalus in company heading for Trafalgar, this is from Nelson's private diary/log dated 17th Sept 1805 Tuesday Sept 17th fr.....Read more

Angelus inside Berry Head

Angelus inside Berry Head

Water colour 20" X 16" mounted - Angelus worked out of Brixham in the 1960's and 70's..Read more

Frigate

Frigate "HMS Amphion" 1803

Heading cross channel with Lord nelson following on HMS victory, on May 21st May, 1803 - Victory was under orders to meet up with Cornwallis off Brest, but after 24 hours of searching failed to find him. Nelson, anxious .....Read more

The Bombardment Of Algiers 1816

The Bombardment Of Algiers 1816

Watercolour of The Bombardment of Algiers 1816 (by permission) Commissioned by Dr Sumantra Maitra ECR - Royal Historical Society. to USA March 2022 The Bombardment of Algiers - an attempt on 27 August 1816 by Britai.....Read more

HMS Victory Squaring the Yards - watercolour

HMS Victory Squaring the Yards - watercolour

The term "Squaring the Yards" was the learning behind this painting, a term of nautical origin from C17, a definition of the term below: It meant that the yards, the spars that carried the sails, were to be set at rig.....Read more

Off the Island of Espiritu Santo - Vanuatu - Water colour

Off the Island of Espiritu Santo - Vanuatu - Water colour

"HMS Resolution" had beautiful Stern for the period, reclining Greek male and female flanked by 2 lions. A voyage of discovery. Based on journal of captain Cook aboard HMS Resolution with HMS Adventure - second voyage.....Read more

Watercolour -  Foudroyant in Torbay

Watercolour - Foudroyant in Torbay

Off Goodrington Hospital 1790's..Read more

A Fortuitous Meeting - water colour

A Fortuitous Meeting - water colour

​Inspired by this account: On August 25th 1793 Captain Horatio Nelson, on HMS Agamemnon, was sent to Turin and Naples to inform British ministers of Vice Admiral Hood’s reliance on Spain and Sardinia to hold Toulon. Al.....Read more

Opening up Mount Pelegrino - Palermo

Opening up Mount Pelegrino - Palermo

Water colour - Inspired by: In November 1799, With Lord Nelson remaining ashore and after weathering a storm in Palermo harbour HMS foudroyant departed once more for Gozo this time with HMS Culloden in company...Read more

Standing Off the Oregon Coast

Standing Off the Oregon Coast

completed 18th January 2021 HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery on Captain James Cook's 3rd journey Water colour 20"X16" After leaving the Hawaiian Islands Captain Cook arrived off the North American coast on March 1st.....Read more

Closing In

Closing In

Inspired by the action of 31 March 1800 off Malta. ​The British had maintained a blockade off Malta since 1798, led by Rear-Admiral Lord Nelson, by March 1800 Lord Nelson was remaining ashore in Palermo leaving Captai.....Read more

Foudroyant off Smeaton's Eddistone Lighthouse - Watercolour

Foudroyant off Smeaton's Eddistone Lighthouse - Watercolour

HMS foudroyant was an 80 gun third rate of the Royal Navy, A one-off design and one of only two British-built 80-gun ships of the period (the other was HMS Caesar). HMS Foudroyant was built at Plymouth Dockyard, (re-name.....Read more

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