Richard Nicholson of Blyth, Chief Carpenter, HMS Bellerophon

Thomas Luny (British, 1759-1837) HMS Bellerophon leaving Torbay with the defeated Emperor Napoleon aboard, 26th July 1815, this oil on panel shows the crew manning the yards to bring in the sails, having just dropped anchor in Torbay, with another battleship anchored astern and a further ship under sail in the distance, the foreground with working boats approaching, signed and dated ‘Luny 1827’(lower left). In the original gilt-wood frame. Provenance: Private collection, UK. Footnote: Despite a service career as illustrious as any fighting ship...

A carved and painted model of HMS Emerald, 1811, the frigate finely modelled and painted with a white hull, black plimsole line, yellow topsides and red cannon ports, raised on the original mahogany stand with turned feet and a plaque reading ‘HMSEmerald, 36 Gun Frigate. Launched on the Thames in 1795. A scale model ½”-1’ made for Captain F. L .Maitland, her Commander 1806-1911 together with a painting of H.M.S. Emerald by Nicholas Pocock...

A framed Gelatin photograph of the crew of HMS Dido on deck, circa 1880.

A fine 19th century watercolor of the three masted sailing ships The SS City of Manchester. Taken from Wikipedia, The SS City of Manchester was an iron-hulled single screw liner bui...

An American reverse-glass painting of the ship ‘Hurricane’ of Boston, of rectangular form showing a three masted sailing ship flying the Stars and Stripes and signalling flags from h...

Nelson's tomb in St. Pauls Cathedral by Amy Sawers (Exh. 1887-1909) Painted in gouache by this well listed artist who exhibited at many different venues including 16 at The Royal Ac...

The large watercolor picture depicts the Bellerophon sailing out to sea past South Sea Castle off Spithead. Figures can be seen on board. She flies the Blue Ensign, a Union Jack and the Royal Standard. South Sea Castle is to her left and land with a row of houses on the right. An inscription below reads: The Bellerophon 74 Sailing OFF South Sea Castle 1855 Bellerophon: A Greek hero who, with the help of the winged horse Pegasus slew the monster Chimaera Bellerophon: "Common" 74 gun 3rd Rate. Based on HMS Dublin of 1755, a total of 14 ships of the Bellerophon class were built, and a total of 93 "Common" class vessels were built in all. Mr Timothy Akers MA, B.Sc (Hon's) Maritime Research Archaeologist. An Account of the Fitting out of H.M.S. "Bellerophon." This affords a brilliant example of what can be done in the Navy, when a ship's company are commanded by officers possessing the requisite union of due seamanlike and administrative qualities, and I give it as a high standard by which all such may be measured, and as an appropriate pendant to the first section of our subject. On March 7th, 1847, orders were unexpectedly received for the 90-gun ships "Rodney", Captain Edward Collier...

Antique print titled 'The Bellerophon Plymouth Sound'. Steel engraving of Napoleon Bonaparte on board of the HMS Bellerophon in Plymouth Sound. Source unknown, to be determined. A...

This original antique image is a print depicting the H.M.S. Bellerophon, a ship of the British Royal Navy. The print is rendered in a monochromatic color scheme with subtle hand colo...

Unique and wonderful painting by Thurman Nicholson.

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Large oil painting by Michael James Whitehand depicting the British HMS Hermes aircraft carrier shortly after the Falklands War. The artwork exudes a captiv...