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Maritime Art Greenwich is a learning resource combining subject expertise and the National Maritime Museum's oil painting collection. The website offers a searchable database of selected paintings plus in-depth content on some of the major themes of maritime art.

Read more from the General Editor, Michael Greenhalgh.

'The Battle of the First of June, 1794', Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (BHC0470) Explore the collection
Browse the database of oil paintings by artist, by title or by date.
'Lord Howe on the deck of the Queen Charlotte, 1 June 1794', Mather Brown (BHC2740) Featured essay
The image of the ordinary seaman in the 18th century. Read essay

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In depth
Learn about maritime art from essays and artist's biographies.

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