Frigate Collection (#6)

Woman in the Junon Frigate hairstyle, 1778
Woman with a model ship riding on waves in her elaborate hair inspired by the Frigate Junon, a famous French naval gunship, 1778. Coiffure la Fregate la Junon

View of Fort Royal, Martinique (colour litho)
CHT164032 View of Fort Royal, Martinique (colour litho) by Garneray, Ambroise-Louis (1783-1857); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Frigate 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Arabs and Bedouins resting, from the series Voyage to the Levant, 1819
3480393 Arabs and Bedouins resting, from the series Voyage to the Levant, 1819 by Fragonard, Alexandre Evariste (1780-1850); (add.info.: Arabs and Bedouins resting)

A 28-gun frigate, about 1794 (colour litho)
2775636 A 28-gun frigate, about 1794 (colour litho) by Mitchell, William Frederick (1845-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: A 28-gun frigate, about 1794)

The Arsenal of Rochefort, Lengthening the Frigate "Semiramis"(engraving)
3638140 The Arsenal of Rochefort, Lengthening the Frigate " Semiramis" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arsenal of Rochefort)

Terrific Combat between the "Monitor"2 Guns & "Merrimac"10 Guns
3090432 Terrific Combat between the " Monitor" 2 Guns & " Merrimac" 10 Guns, pub. 1862 (colour litho) by American School

The Monitor and Merrimac, 9th March, 1862, pub. 1886 (colour litho)
3090274 The Monitor and Merrimac, 9th March, 1862, pub.1886 (colour litho) by Davidson, Julian Oliver (1853-94) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Plan du Combat Naval de la Grenade Gagne par Mr. le Cte
2646261 Plan du Combat Naval de la Grenade Gagnepar Mr. le Cte. D Estaing sur l Amiral Byron le 6 Juillet 1779, pub. 1779 (hand-coloured engraving) by French School

Plan of the Destruction of the Turkish Squadron, at Sinope (engraving)
1618678 Plan of the Destruction of the Turkish Squadron, at Sinope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Destruction of the Turkish Squadron)

Capture of the Chilean Ship Tornado by the Frigate Gerona
The capture of the Chilean ship Tornado by the frigate Gerona, near Madeira, on 21st August 1866. The Tornado having been bought by Chile from Britain

Launch of a Frigate at Neuilly (engraving)
1102465 Launch of a Frigate at Neuilly (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launch of a Frigate at Neuilly)

The Cleopatra French frigate taken by the Nymph commanded by Captain Pellen
1108004 The Cleopatra French frigate taken by the Nymph commanded by Captain Pellen, after an Action of fifty five Minutes (engraving) by English School

Commissioning a Frigate Fifty Years Ago (engraving)
1063429 Commissioning a Frigate Fifty Years Ago (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commissioning a Frigate Fifty Years Ago)

The War in the East, Egyptian Troops leaving Alexandria for the War (engraving)
1053758 The War in the East, Egyptian Troops leaving Alexandria for the War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

An armed Xebec in the Mediterranean, a British frigate off her stern
616781 An armed Xebec in the Mediterranean, a British frigate off her stern and running past a rocky coastlibne, 1822 (oil on panel) by Luny

Chinese Fishing Vessels, Shanghai, c. 1857 (oil on canvas)
CH362829 Chinese Fishing Vessels, Shanghai, c.1857 (oil on canvas) by Chow Qua (fl.1870); 45.7x56.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Plan of the Attack on Bomarsund (engraving)
1607677 Plan of the Attack on Bomarsund (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Attack on Bomarsund)

A 38-gun frigate, about 1770 (colour litho)
2775642 A 38-gun frigate, about 1770 (colour litho) by Mitchell, William Frederick (1845-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: A 38-gun frigate, about 1770)

Sinking Frigate (oil on canvas)
2829484 Sinking Frigate (oil on canvas) by Koekkoek, Hermanus (1815-82); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Given by George Platton, 1946.; Dutch

The First Battle Between Iron Ships of War, published c. 1862 (colour litho)
1275213 The First Battle Between Iron Ships of War, published c.1862 (colour litho) by Bill, Henry (1824-1891); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

Launch of the Affondatore, Iron-Clad Cupola Frigate, built for the King of Italy at Millwall, 1865 (engraving)
1216811 Launch of the Affondatore, Iron-Clad Cupola Frigate, built for the King of Italy at Millwall, 1865 (engraving) by English School

The American Constitution Frigates Engagement with the British Frigate
AQS256825 The American Constitution Frigates Engagement with the British Frigate Guerriere (print) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Bound to Beat: Yankee Doodle crossed the pond... (litho)
AQS336795 Bound to Beat: Yankee Doodle crossed the pond... (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Anglo-French Blockade of the Rio de la Plata (engraving)
1617324 Anglo-French Blockade of the Rio de la Plata (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anglo-French Blockade of the Rio de la Plata)

The Burning of the Ocean Monarch (engraving)
1617618 The Burning of the Ocean Monarch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Burning of the Ocean Monarch)

Capture and Destruction of Four Spanish Frigates, October 5th 1804
STC131130 Capture and Destruction of Four Spanish Frigates, October 5th 1804, engraved by Thomas Sutherland for J. Jenkinss Naval Achievements, 1816 (colour engraving) by Whitcombe

The Chesapeak and the Shannon (oil on canvas)
CK135583 The Chesapeak and the Shannon (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sinking of the "Cumberland"by the Iron Clad "Merrimac
2652865 The Sinking of the " Cumberland" by the Iron Clad " Merrimac, " off Newport News, Va. March 8th 1862, pub

The Battle of Monte-Sancto (Mont Athos), 1827 (oil on canvas)
989662 The Battle of Monte-Sancto (Mont Athos), 1827 (oil on canvas) by Crepin, Louis Philippe (1772-1851); 133.4x198.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter F (chromolitho)
3626569 Letter F (chromolitho) by Zweigle, Walter (1859-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter F. Illustration from Welt-ABC (Gustav Weise, Stuttgart, c1894).); © Look and Learn

Hercule, French 58-gun frigate (engraving)
3647510 Hercule, French 58-gun frigate (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercule, French 58-gun frigate)

HMS "Shannon"(chromolitho)
2790855 HMS " Shannon" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Shannon." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

The "Sybille"(chromolitho)
2790847 The " Sybille" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Sybille." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

Nude with a Frigate, 1916 (oil on canvas)
712316 Nude with a Frigate, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 100x81 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

The Powhatan, c. 1854 (colour woodblock print)
2969663 The Powhatan, c.1854 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); 34.0x47.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Japanese Print Purchase Fund; Japanese, out of copyright

Prince of Wales frigate on the Serpentine (coloured engraving)
607393 Prince of Wales frigate on the Serpentine (coloured engraving) by Bihan, Alexandre le (1839-c.1880); Private Collection; (add.info)

Launch of the Turkish ironclad frigate Mes Oudiyeh at Blackwall (engraving)
587792 Launch of the Turkish ironclad frigate Mes Oudiyeh at Blackwall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Boxing Match or Another Bloody Nose for John Bull, pub. 1813 (hand coloured engraving)
2655368 A Boxing Match or Another Bloody Nose for John Bull, pub. 1813 (hand coloured engraving) by Charles, William (1776-1820); Private Collection; (add.info)

Capture of La Loire, October 18th 1798, from The Naval Achievements of Great
489260 Capture of La Loire, October 18th 1798, from The Naval Achievements of Great Britain by James Jenkins, engraved by Thomas Sutherland, published 1817 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Whitcombe

Muscat from the harbour with a British frigate at anchor
497829 Muscat from the harbour with a British frigate at anchor, from Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulf, by Lieutenant R

His Majestys Ship Shannon capturing the American Frigate Chesapeake
497550 His Majestys Ship Shannon capturing the American Frigate Chesapeake, 1813 (colour litho) by Webster, George (fl.1797-1832) (after); 39.3x55.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

The battle between the USS Constitution and the HMS Guerriere (colour litho)
AQS257131 The battle between the USS Constitution and the HMS Guerriere (colour litho) by Birch, Thomas (1779-1851) (after); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac, March 9th 1862 at Hampton Roads, near Norfolk
1123843 Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac, March 9th 1862 at Hampton Roads, near Norfolk, Virginia, pub. Kurz & Allison, c.1889 (colour litho) by American School

Sea-piece with a Dutch man-of-war, before 1708 (oil on canvas)
5938132 Sea-piece with a Dutch man-of-war, before 1708 (oil on canvas) by Storck, Abraham (1644-1708); 77.8x109.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch

British frigate HMS Fisgard, commanded by Captain Thmas Byam Martin, reconnoitring off Brest, France (litho)
6029453 British frigate HMS Fisgard, commanded by Captain Thmas Byam Martin, reconnoitring off Brest, France (litho) by English School

US Navy, Frigate, 1815 (colour litho)
6028782 US Navy, Frigate, 1815 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: US Navy, Frigate, 1815)

The United States Frigate Constellation with Relief Stores for Irish Distress off Haulbowline
1613986 The United States Frigate Constellation with Relief Stores for Irish Distress off Haulbowline, in Cork Harbour (engraving) by English School

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The frigate, a formidable warship known for its agility and versatility, has long been an integral part of naval operations. From the historic battles fought by ships like HMS Montrose during Marstrike 05 to the modern-day surveillance missions carried out by vessels such as Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland, these mighty ships have proved their worth time and again. With a Merlin Helicopter overhead, HMS Sutherland showcases the seamless coordination between air and sea forces. Meanwhile, at Stanley harbour, HMS Minerva stands tall as a symbol of naval power and protection. Further south of the Isle of Wight, Type 23 frigate HMS KENT sails confidently through the open seas. One cannot overlook the significance of Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Argyll in maintaining maritime security. Its presence ensures that international waters remain safe from potential threats like Russian warships sailing through UK waters - a responsibility not taken lightly. Looking back in time reveals how frigates have evolved over centuries. The Speedy and El Gamo depicted in Nicholas Pocock's artwork represent early examples from c1802 when speed was crucial on the high seas. Similarly, Hms Lancaster's commanding presence at sea demonstrates how these vessels continue to adapt to changing times. Even beyond British shores, frigates played vital roles worldwide. In Norway during the 19th century, they safeguarded territorial waters around Horten with unwavering dedication. And across vast oceans like the Atlantic Ocean, ships like The Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth ensured secure transits for both military personnel and cargo alike. Finally harking back to history's annals is EVNT2A-00079 capturing crew members aboard USS Constitution battling fiercely during War of 1812 - showcasing bravery amidst chaos. In all their incarnations throughout history and across various nations' navies, frigates stand as symbols of strength and resilience on our vast oceans.