File:Indiaman Royal George.jpg
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[edit]Francis Holman: The Indiaman 'Royal George' in three positions in the Downs, 1779
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artist QS:P170,Q5481308 |
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Title |
The Indiaman 'Royal George' in Three Positions in the Downs, 1779 |
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painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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marine art ![]() |
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Description |
English: The Indiaman 'Royal George' in three positions in the Downs, 1779 Three views of the Indiaman 'Royal George' in the Downs, off the east coast of Kent. The ship is depicted at anchor on the right in starboard-bow view, being approached by a Deal lugger under sail which may be carrying a pilot. In the centre she is shown getting under way in port-broadside view, with the anchor being fished, men depicted in the rigging and a good view of her elaborate figurehead. A four-oared boat is approaching from the left, the bow oarsman having left his oar to cheer the ship's departure, waving his hat. On the left the ship is shown almost under full sail, including main-royal, studding-sails, and an unusual light-weather square sail replacing her gaff driver. She is running down towards the South Foreland on the north-easterly wind. Other shipping is in the distance and both Walmer Castle (left) and Deal Castle (right) can be seen on the Kent shore, and the waterfront of Deal itself beyond the 'Royal George's' stern in the central broadside view. The ship was an Indiaman of 758 tons, owned by Thomas Thomas, and made two voyages to India under Captain Thomas Foxall, 1778-80. On the first she was noted as finally sailing from Plymouth on 2 February 1778, arriving back in the Downs on 13 January 1780. She sailed again from Portsmouth on 27 July 1780. This painting is signed and dated 'F Holman / 1779', lower left, which suggests it may have been commissioned before (and to mark) her first voyage, which would certainly have started from London via the Downs. It was bequeathed to the Museum by Oliver Stobart in 1984 with the slightly misleading identification as showing 'HMS Royal St George' but the ship is not a naval vessel. |
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Depicted place | The Downs (ship anchorage) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1779 date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | oil paint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Frame: 698 mm x 1444 mm x 45 mm;Painting: 635 mm x 1372 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC4171 |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-15584 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 InfoField | Acquisition Number: OP1984-9 id number: BHC4171 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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