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Admiral Sir James Hawkins Whitshed (1762-1849). A three-quarter-length portrait to the left showing Whitshed in his admiral of fleet’s full dress uniform, 1843–47, wearing the ribbon and star of the GCB and the St Vincent medal. His right arm
1844
National Maritime Museum

Admiral Sir Philip C. H. Calderwood Durham (1763-1845). A full-length portrait to the right showing Durham in his admiral’s full dress uniform of the 1843-47 pattern, wearing the ribbon, star and chain of the GCB, the Trafalgar medal and the ribbon
1844
National Maritime Museum

Pensioners outside the chapel at Greenwich ('An Old Tar doing Penance for his devotion to Jolly Bacchus'). A group of Greenwich pensioners outside the Chapel in the Queen Mary Court of Greenwich Hospital, with the river Thames beyond. The '
1844
National Maritime Museum

The 'Great Western' riding a tidal wave, 11 December 1844. A portrait of the wooden paddle steamer ‘The Great Western’. Built by Brunel, she was the first of his three steamships and pioneered the steam deep water passenger trade. Sh
1845
National Maritime Museum