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Captain Sir Thomas Fellowes (1778-1853). Half-length, small-format oil painting, showing the sitter facing out to the viewer in captain's full-dress uniform 1833-43, wearing the orders of a Companion of the Bath and the foreign knightly orders of Kin
1836
National Maritime Museum

HMS 'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth Harbour. Ship portrait. A portrait of the Britannia, broadside to port, entering Portsmouth Harbour. The buildings of Portsmouth Dockyard can be seen in the distance to the left and on the far right on either
1836
National Maritime Museum

Semaphore at Portsmouth. A view of the entrance to Portsmouth harbour from the saluting platform. In the foreground, two soldiers sit on the wall next to a cannon on an iron carriage and, to the right, the artist has shown a pile of cannon balls. Also, to
1836
National Maritime Museum

The East Indiaman 'Asia'. This oil painting of the East Indiaman 'Asia' belonged to Thomas Gardiner, who had been purser when she sailed to Madras, Bengal and China in 1831-32 (Asia's tenth voyage), and was bequeathed by him to hi
1836
National Maritime Museum

The Indiaman Thomas Coutts. A portrait of the East Indiaman ‘Thomas Coutts’, broadside view. She is shown in a lively sea with some of her crew visible on deck. Coastline is visible in the far distance and she is surrounded by a great deal of
1836
National Maritime Museum