File:The cutter Mary Ann and HMS Sylph RMG BHC3650.jpg
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Summary
Thomas Whitcombe: The cutter Mary Ann and HMS Sylph
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The cutter Mary Ann and HMS Sylph  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: The cutter Mary Ann and HMS Sylph The ship was a sloop that was launched in September 1795. The painting probably commemorates the commissioning of the ‘Sylph’. She is shown in the Downs in broadside view, flying the red ensign. This may be a ship’s portrait with the ship shown in stern and bow view on the left. Part of Nelson’s navy by 1805 she was serving on the Guernsey Station, and was probably involved in making raids on the French coastline to disrupt the preparations to invade England. The painting is signed and dated 1795. |
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| Date | 1795 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 1067 mm x 1626 mm; Frame: 1238 x 1795 x 58 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
BHC3650 |
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| Notes | Signed and dated 1795. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/15123 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: 1927-37 id number: BHC3650 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | ||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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