File:Alfred (1811) - going out of Malta Harbour 12th January 1833 RMG PY0807.jpg

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Charles Frederick de Brocktorff  (1775–1850)  wikidata:Q56024683
 
Description Maltese-German publisher, lithographer, painter, artist and sculptor
Date of birth/death 1775 Edit this at Wikidata 1850 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Valletta
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creator QS:P170,Q56024683
Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (artist and engraver); Charles Frederick de Brocktorff, and Sons (printers)
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English: Alfred (1811) .... going out of Malta Harbour 12th January 1833

Hand-coloured lithograph. This print is one of a pair of lithographs (only one in NMM Collection). It shows the first landing of King Otho in Greece, with a view of HMS Alfred c1848. The picture shown is inscribed: ‘HMS Alfred (Capt R. Mounsell) bearing the flag of Vice Admiral Hon. Sir Henry Hotham KCB. Going out of Malta Harbour 12th January 1833.’

The ship is viewed from starboard side, with square rigging. Two of the main sails are furled, exposing the island of Malta in the background. She is flying a British Ensign. There are smaller sailing vessels on either side of the ship. In the foreground, there are two small fishing boats with men aboard, one reaching a rocky shore.

In the Navy List for March 1833 Henry Hotham is recorded as Vice-Admiral of the Red and Flag Officer in commission in the Mediterranean; the date of his appointment is given as 30.3.1831. In the Navy List for June 1833, he is replaced by Vice-Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm. The Alfred was built of teak. She was broken up in 1865.
Date 19th century
Dimensions Sheet: 357 x 441 mm; Mount: 481 mm x 633 mm
Notes Box Title: Fighting Ships 1819-1822.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/140754
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