Rigging Collection (#7)

Brighton coastal scene with two ships in foreground, 30th May 1828 (w / c on paper)
478398 Brighton coastal scene with two ships in foreground, 30th May 1828 (w/c on paper) by Constable, John (1776-1837); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

On board the sailing ship Roman Emperor, June 1890, 1890 (oil on panel)
PNH367193 On board the sailing ship Roman Emperor, June 1890, 1890 (oil on panel) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 14x22.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries

Kearsage Sinking the Alabama, June 19th 1864 (colour litho)
STC354360 Kearsage Sinking the Alabama, June 19th 1864 (colour litho) by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Deck of Gunboat and Crew, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354343 Deck of Gunboat and Crew, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War; ); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Unloading one of the motorised sledges onto the sea-ice
STC255094 Unloading one of the motorised sledges onto the sea-ice, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ponting cinematographing the bow of the Terra Nova
STC255080 Ponting cinematographing the bow of the Terra Nova breaking through the ice flows, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting

The crew of the Terra Nova, from Scotts Last Expedition
STC255069 The crew of the Terra Nova, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Port Adelaide from South Australia Illustrated
STC255035 Port Adelaide from South Australia Illustrated published 1847 (hand coloured engraving) by Angas, George French (1822-86) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Australian

Outward Bound, 19th century (oil on board)
AMO98706 Outward Bound, 19th century (oil on board) by Egg, Augustus Leopold (1816-c.1863); 17x23 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Prison Ships, from Costume of Great Britain, published by William Miller
STC137317 Prison Ships, from Costume of Great Britain, published by William Miller, 1805 (colour litho) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Model of the ship L Achille, a 74 gun ship built at Rochefort (mixed media)
XIR160474 Model of the ship L Achille, a 74 gun ship built at Rochefort (mixed media) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Marine, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Admirals All, illustration from Drakes Drum and Other Songs of the Sea
IL250653 Admirals All, illustration from Drakes Drum and Other Songs of the Sea by Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) (colour litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943); Private Collection; English

HMS Pinafore, Ralph Rackstraw in the rigging
HMS Pinafore (Gilbert & Sullivan operetta), Able Seaman Ralph Rackstraw in the rigging. Date: 1908

Model ship, thought to represent a vessel built shortly after death of Elizabeth I
AMQ182785 Model ship, thought to represent a vessel built shortly after death of Elizabeth I, early 17th century by English School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Le Havre, ships in a basin (oil on canvas)
BRM191040 Le Havre, ships in a basin (oil on canvas) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 31x41 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Havre, navires dans un bassin; ); French, out of copyright

Poster advertising the stand of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
CHT176004 Poster advertising the stand of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique at the Universal Exhibition, 1889 (colour litho) by French School

The Port of Dunkirk, 1831 (oil on canvas)
XIR177448 The Port of Dunkirk, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Isabey, Louis Eugene Gabriel (1803-86); 163x260.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk, France; French, out of copyright

Relief depicting a boat journey, from the Mastaba of Akhethotep, Old Kingdom, c
XIR223234 Relief depicting a boat journey, from the Mastaba of Akhethotep, Old Kingdom, c.2400 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC); Louvre, Paris, France; Egyptian

Set design for a ballet with sailors dancing around a mast
ARH171868 Set design for a ballet with sailors dancing around a mast, from a collection entitled Les Menus Plaisirs du Roi (w/c and pen & ink on paper) by French School

View of the Town and Port of Marseille from the Town Hall, c. 1815-30 (aquatint)
XRN171850 View of the Town and Port of Marseille from the Town Hall, c.1815-30 (aquatint) by Garneray, Jean Francois (1755-1837); Musee de la Marine, Marseille

Houndsditch, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold
CSM73815 Houndsditch, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-94), engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-90), pub

Inside the Docks, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard
CSM73802 Inside the Docks, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84), engraved by Charles Maurand, pub

St. Katherines Dock: Opening on 25th October 1828, engraved by E
GHL10622 St. Katherines Dock: Opening on 25th October 1828, engraved by E. Duncan (coloured aquatint) by Huggins, William John (1781-1845); London Metropolitan Archives

Naval rite of passage: Johnny is seized and spreadeagled in the rigging by his fellow sailors
FLO4989378 Naval rite of passage: Johnny is seized and spreadeagled in the rigging by his fellow sailors. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W

Sunset, New York Harbour, 1880 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid down on paper)
985372 Sunset, New York Harbour, 1880 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid down on paper) by Farrer, Henry (1843-1903); 63.5x95.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunset, New York Harbour)

An Afternoon at Sea (oil on panel)
615718 An Afternoon at Sea (oil on panel) by Lynch, Albert (1851-1912); 47x36.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Peruvian, out of copyright

Lady on the Deck of a Ship (oil on canvas)
615717 Lady on the Deck of a Ship (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); 107x80 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Rotherhithe (or Wapping), 1860 (etching)
6200308 Rotherhithe (or Wapping), 1860 (etching) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 27.3x20 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Picture Alphabet, R (engraving)
6010380 Picture Alphabet, R (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture Alphabet, R. Illustration for The Infants Magazine (1867).); © Look and Learn

Boy sailor climbing the rigging of a ship (engraving)
5996214 Boy sailor climbing the rigging of a ship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy sailor climbing the rigging of a ship)

Ships off a Rocky Coast, 1621 (oil on panel)
5672039 Ships off a Rocky Coast, 1621 (oil on panel) by Willaerts, Adam (1577-1669); 62.122.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; (add.info)

Old Harbor (Vieux-Port), Marseille, France, c. 1890-1900 (photochrom)
5242395 Old Harbor (Vieux-Port), Marseille, France, c.1890-1900 (photochrom) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Maria at Honfleur, 1886 (oil on canvas)
5614489 The Maria at Honfleur, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); 53x63.5 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; French, out of copyright

Sea-piece, a breeze near a Dutch port, c. 1640 (oil on panel)
5938161 Sea-piece, a breeze near a Dutch port, c.1640 (oil on panel) by Vlieger, Simon Jacobsz. (c.1600-53); 51.7x94.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch

The Escaut River in Antwerp, c. 1871-74 (oil on panel)
3941010 The Escaut River in Antwerp, c.1871-74 (oil on panel) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 43.5 x 58.4 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Seascape, 1894 (oil on wood)
5058822 Seascape, 1894 (oil on wood) by Achenbach, Andreas (1815-1910); 39.2 x 49.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info)

Noon: In Mid-Winter, Port Leopold, from Ten Coloured Views taken during the Arctic
STC204382 Noon: In Mid-Winter, Port Leopold, from Ten Coloured Views taken during the Arctic Expedition of Her Majestys Ships Enterprise and Investigator under the Command of Captain Sir James C

L Inflexible Vaisseau de v. Rang de 90 Canons
CJP107505 L Inflexible Vaisseau de v. Rang de 90 Canons (The 90 Gun Ship of the Line) c.1835 (w/c with pen & ink on paper) by French School

Three Masted Barque Annesley (oil on paper)
REA197542 Three Masted Barque Annesley (oil on paper) by Barratt, Woolston (fl.1890-1910); 30.5x47 cm; Private Collection; eRoyal Exchange Art Gallery at Cork Street, London; out of copyright

Commander Frank Wild (1873-1939) at the Masthead, during the Endurance
XJF174835 Commander Frank Wild (1873-1939) at the Masthead, during the Endurance expedition to the Antarctic, 1914-1916 (b/w photo) by Macklin, Dr

H. M. S. Britannia lying off Plymouth (oil on canvas)
BON101601 H.M.S. Britannia lying off Plymouth (oil on canvas) by Buttersworth, Thomas (1768-1842); 48.2x67.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Mediterranean Port Scene, 1752
PAR87630 A Mediterranean Port Scene, 1752 by Lacroix de Marseille, Charles Francois (c.1700-82); 99.4x134.9 cm; Private Collection; ePartridge Fine Arts, London, UK; French, out of copyright

HMS Bellerophon, British battleship, showing the starboard gun turret. The photographer, Mrs Broom, was the only prominent female photographer with her own premises and a Royal Warrant

HMS Suffolk, British cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck
HMS Suffolk, British Monmouth class cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck. Date: circa 1903

HMS Dragon, British light cruiser, at Malta
HMS Dragon, British D-class light cruiser, seen here at Malta in March 1922. Date: 1922

HMS Foresight, British light cruiser (Forward class). Date: circa 1908

The Battle of Dogger Bank, 1781 (oil on canvas)
OJ86945 The Battle of Dogger Bank, 1781 (oil on canvas) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); 55.5x85.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Three British Frigates Offshore, 1782 (oil on canvas)
GG80911 Three British Frigates Offshore, 1782 (oil on canvas) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

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"Unveiling the Art of Rigging: A Journey through Maritime History" STS Malcolm Miller under full sail: Witness the majestic beauty as this stunning vessel glides through the open waters, showcasing the intricate artistry of rigging. Training Ship HMS Conway: Step aboard and delve into a world where young sailors honed their skills in mastering the complexities of rigging, preparing them for a life at sea. Discovery from Starboard quarter: Catch a glimpse of history as you admire the impressive rigging on board this iconic ship that ventured into uncharted territories, paving the way for new discoveries. A First Rate Taking in Stores, 1818 by JMW Turner: Immerse yourself in Turner's masterpiece capturing an awe-inspiring scene where riggers work tirelessly to load supplies onto a grand vessel, highlighting their crucial role in maritime operations. Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant - Blackpool, Lancashire: Explore this legendary ship and marvel at its meticulously rigged sails that once carried Admiral Nelson himself during his victorious battles. MARYLAND. USA. Tall ship Kalmar Nyckel - Chesapeake Bay: Embark on an unforgettable voyage aboard this tall ship adorned with elaborate rigging systems while sailing along Maryland's picturesque coastline. The Cutty Sark - Greenwich, London, England, UK: Admire one of London's most beloved landmarks – The Cutty Sark – with its immaculate restoration showcasing her intricate rigging and rich seafaring heritage. Cutty Sark in 1923: Travel back in time to witness this tea clipper proudly displaying her beautifully rigged sails against a backdrop of bustling trade routes and global commerce. Scotia in Stanley Harbour 18th January 1903: Picture yourself amidst icy waters as you observe Scotia anchored with her impeccable rigging standing tall against harsh Antarctic conditions—an emblematic symbol of exploration.