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Three-masted packet ship New York under full sail on choppy sea, with a rocky island on the horizon and gulls.

The Black Ball Line Packet Ship 'New York' off Ailsa Craig

William Clark, 1836

Painting of several sailing boats on a calm sea under a sky with large white clouds.

Fishing Boats in a Calm Sea

Charles Brooking, 1745

Painting of an English ship heeling in a gale on rough seas, with a second ship struggling behind it under dark clouds.

An English Ship at Sea Running In a Gale

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1700

Three-masted ship Malabar under full sail on choppy sea, with a second ship and lighthouse in the distance under clouds.

The English Merchant Ship 'Malabar'

William Clark, 1836

Night painting of a warship on fire with smoke, small boats on dark water, and figures on a shore.

Ship on fire at night

Charles Brooking, 1756

Oil painting of a seated officer on a smoky warship deck, surrounded by shouting sailors, cannon, and rigging.

The Earl of Sandwich Refusing to Abandon His Ship during the Battle of Solebay

Robert Smirke, 1793

Painting of a sloop under sail near a stone jetty with masted ships, beside a rocky cliff under a stormy sky.

A Ship Running into Harbour with Other Craft at a Jetty

Thomas Whitcombe, 1788

Painting of Greenwich seen from the river, with a domed white building, a hill behind, and many boats in the water at sunset.

A view of Greenwich from the River with many Boats

Jan Griffier, 1700

Evening painting of a crowded riverbank, boats on the River Cam, a stone bridge, and a gothic college chapel under a red sky.

Procession of Boats on the River Cam below Clare College, Cambridge

Richard Banks Harraden, 1850

Coastal dunes with a red ferry boat, a rider on a beach, an ox cart on the ridge, and large clouds above the sea.

Coastal Landscape with a Ferry Boat

Francis Bourgeois, 1796

Oil painting of several English sailing ships on a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with a large ship centered.

English Ships Under Sail in a Very Light Breeze

Charles Brooking, 1752

Turner painting of stormy surf on a coast with a castle, a steamboat and a ship offshore, and figures on the beach.

Wreckers -- Coast of Northumberland, with a Steam-Boat Assisting a Ship off Shore

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1833

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships and crowded boats by a rocky shore with a castle on a cliff at right.

Ships and Militia by a Rocky Shore

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1680

Painting of English ships sailing through rough green waves under a stormy, cloud-filled sky.

English Ships Running before a Gale

Charles Brooking, 1759

Painting of several sailing ships and a small rowing boat on a calm sea under a cloudy sky, in a gilded frame.

Sailing Ship

Richard Dadd, 1861

Painting of a riverbank with a wooden boat hull under construction, small boats on calm water, and a hazy hillside.

Boat Building near Dinan, Brittany

Francis Danby, 1838

Oil painting of English sailing ships in choppy seas under a dramatic cloudy sky, with a British flag on the left.

English Ships Coming to Anchor in a Fresh Breeze

Dominic Serres, 1750

Painting of several sailing ships on rough green sea under a cloudy sky, one flying an English flag.

An English Two-Decker Lying Hove to, with Other Ships and Vessels in a Fresh Breeze

Dominic Serres, 1770

Pen and wash drawing of a stout man at a table in a passage boat, roused by two waiters gesturing toward the windows.

John Gilpin in the Uxbridge Passage Boat

Edward Francis Burney, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a sailboat on a calm river with dark trees on the right bank and hills beyond.

River and Boat

Alexander Cozens, 1770

Pencil sketch of two sailing ships at anchor with masts and rigging, smaller boats fading into mist on the left.

Two Ships at Anchor

John Constable, 1803

Pencil sketch of two sailing boats on choppy sea under a cloudy sky, by John Sell Cotman.

Sailing Wherries and Boats in a Choppy Sea

John Sell Cotman

Pen and wash drawing of a loaded cargo boat with sailors, a mast, and rigging, with sketched sails above.

Cargo Boat

Brown wash drawing of two crowded rowing boats with armed crew beside a ship's dark hull.

Two Boats with Crews, Study for The Royal William at Sea

Pencil sketch of wooden scaffolding and a shed for boat building, with figures on a platform under clouds.

Boat Building

Thomas Girtin, 1799

Grey wash drawing of two wooden boats at anchor on calm water, one with a furled sail and cargo sacks.

Two Boats at Anchor

Brown wash drawing of figures beaching a boat on a shore, with sailing vessels, cliffs and a cloudy sky.

Coastal Scene with Figures and Boats

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil sketch of moored sailing boats and low harbor buildings along a waterfront, with smoke drifting on the right.

Bristol: Sketch of Boats and Buildings

Thomas Girtin, 1797