Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Pages in category "Naval war paintings" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Lord Anson's Victory off Cape Finisterre is a 1749 history painting by the English artist Samuel Scott. [1] [2] A seascape, it depicts the First Battle of Cape Finisterre on 14 May 1747 where the British Royal Navy under George Anson, 1st Baron Anson intercepted a French convoy of merchantmen and its French Navy escort.
An engraving of Pocock by Edward Scriven Pocock's bird's-eye-view painting of the Battle of Copenhagen (1801) Nicholas Pocock (2 March 1740 – 9 March 1821) was an English artist known for his many detailed paintings of naval battles during the age of sail .
The Battle of Quiberon Bay is a 1779 history painting by the French-born British artist Dominic Serres. [1] It depicts the naval Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War. [2] The decisive victory of Admiral Hawke's Royal Navy fleet thwarted a French invasion of Britain as part of the Annus Mirabilis.
Nelson Boarding the San Josef is an 1829 history painting by the British artist George Jones.It depicts the boarding and capture of the Spanish ship-of-the-line San Josef by the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797.
The background of the painting is the Gulf of Naples, with Mount Vesuvius visible at the right; it is depicted with a raised horizon, over half the painting, typical of the Flemish artists, which allows the view to have a particularly broad scope. Several monuments can be recognized: on the left, the remains of Castel dell'Ovo, the Castel Nuovo ...
For paintings of marine art, which by convention includes works where vessels on oceans, ... Naval war paintings (27 P) Pages in category "Maritime paintings"
It depicts the 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar in which the Royal Navy led by Horatio Nelson defeated a combined Franco-Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. The painting was commissioned by the United Service Club and represented a major milestone in Clarkson's career. [2] The work was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1836.