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(b ?London, c.1723; bur. London, 25 Mar. 1759). English marine painter. Little is known of his short career, but he was the finest British marine painter of his day, equally adept at calm or rough seas. In his early years he was evidently employed in some capacity at Deptford dockyard and he had an intimate knowledge of the ships he painted.
Text source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)
Artworks
Warships BecalmedCharles Brooking (1723–1759)
Lotherton Hall, Leeds Museums and Galleries
Sea PieceCharles Brooking (1723–1759)
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
A Ship before a fresh Breeze and another to LeewardCharles Brooking (1723–1759)
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Shipping in a Breeze, with a Cutter close-hauled in the foregroundCharles Brooking (1723–1759)
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Shipping in a Rough SeaCharles Brooking (1723–1759)
National Trust, Nostell Priory
A Two-Decker on Fire at Night off a FortCharles Brooking (1723–1759)
Yale Center for British Art
English Ships under Sail in a Very Light BreezeCharles Brooking (1723–1759)