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'Sweepstakes' (1709). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, basic sheer lines (no water lines), and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Sweepstakes' (1709), a captured French 40-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker.
Early 18th Century
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. An onion bottle, with a wide shallow body, concave base, and short conical neck with string rim. The bottle was recovered from the wreck of HMS 'Firebrand', fireship of Sir Cloudesley Shovell's squadron, lost off the Scilly Islands, Oct 1
1707
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Commemorative counter of the Province of Burgundy. Commemorative counter of the Province of Burgundy. Obverse: The arms of Burgundy crowned within a cloak of ermine. Legend: 'COMITIA BVRGVNDIAE'. Reverse: Starboard-quarter view of a three-masted
1707
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Counter commemorating the plunder of St Christopher and Nevis. Counter commemorating the plunder of St Christopher and Nevis. Obverse: Bust of Counter commemorating Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in a long tie-wig and a
1707
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Designs for the ends of the ceiling of the Painted Hall (not carried out). These three friezes of figures are all broadly classical, including many embodying such subjects as architecture, the arts, mathematics, navigation, geography, astronomy, and carry
1707
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Figure studies for the balconies. Designs for the ends of the ceiling of the Painted Hall (not executed) depicting contemporary figures symbolizing the professions. The NMM has two very similar drawings of this topic, the other being PAH3346. In an 1714
1707
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Full ceiling design with figures of the continents. On 17 July 1707 the Greenwich Hospital commissioners instructed Thornhill to 'make such Alterations in his design by inserting what more he can relating to maritime affaires'. This fully worked
1707
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Insularum Melitae Vulgo Maltae Gozae et Comini... E de Witt. Plan of Malta (and Valletta inset). Print
1707
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Insularum Melite vulgo Maltae, Gozae et Comini correctissima descripte. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca.1:150 000 (lat)]. Additional Places: Malta. Contents Note: Inset: [Central Mediterranean] [ca. 1:8 000 000], Inset: [Plan of Valetta].
1707
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Later full ceiling design. A fully worked-up design, probably for presentation, in the general final format but with considerable differences from that executed. The west end is to the right, east to the left. The latter, for example, does not appear to c
1707
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Medal commemorating the voyage of Princess Elisabeth of Brunswick and Luneburg. Medal commemorating the voyage of Princess Elisabeth of Brunswick and Luneburg, 1707. Obverse: Short bust of Princess Elisabeth of Brunswick and Luneburg, hair long (right). L
1707
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Study for the west end. Here we see Thornhill working in a much rougher manner as he attempts to resolve this important terminal element of the composition. While there are differences in detail from the finally executed version, this drawing is very clos
1707
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The action at Vigo from the eastward. View from the eastward showing in the foreground the French and Spanish escaping in boats from their ships, which are lying across the harbour, some burning and most unrigged. Beyond them, the English and Dutch now pa
1707
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The action at Vigo from the westward. A smaller version of PAI7580, showing the ships in exactly the same positions; an English ship has been added in the centre foreground. This is a drawing by the Younger in pen and brown ink and grey wash. It is signe
1707
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The Dutch in the Medway, 1667. A bird's eye view of the attack, taken from above Sheerness and drawn on vellum by the engraver Stoopendael. It is possible that this work is based on a drawing by Schellinks in preparation for the engraving, which Stoo
1707
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Willem van de Velde, the Younger, 1633 - 1707. Print, titled 'Gulielmus van de Velde junior...': see also PAD2698.
1707
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Portrait of a Naval Officer, possibly Isaac Townsend, d.1765. A large full-length portrait slightly to right in a blue velvet coat fastened with gold clips and a long full-bottomed wig. He holds a drape around him with his right hand and a telescope in hi
pre-1707
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