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Warships Becalmed
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Warships Becalmed

Charles Brooking (1723–1759)

Leeds Museums and Galleries
(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 Becalmed
    Warships Becalmed Charles Brooking (1723–1759)
    Lotherton Hall, Leeds Museums and Galleries
  • Sea Piece
    Sea Piece Charles Brooking (1723–1759)
    Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
  • A Ship before a fresh Breeze and another to Leeward
    A Ship before a fresh Breeze and another to Leeward Charles Brooking (1723–1759)
    The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
  • Shipping in a Breeze, with a Cutter close-hauled in the foreground
    Shipping in a Breeze, with a Cutter close-hauled in the foreground Charles Brooking (1723–1759)
    The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
  • Shipping in a Rough Sea
    Shipping in a Rough Sea Charles Brooking (1723–1759)
    National Trust, Nostell Priory
  • A Two-Decker on Fire at Night off a Fort
    A Two-Decker on Fire at Night off a Fort Charles Brooking (1723–1759)
    Yale Center for British Art
  • English Ships under Sail in a Very Light Breeze
    English Ships under Sail in a Very Light Breeze Charles Brooking (1723–1759)
    Yale Center for British Art
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Find out more

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biography on Oxford Art Online
Biography on Oxford Index

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