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Off Scheveningen Reinier Nooms (Zeeman) (c.1623–1664)

Off Scheveningen Southend Museums Service
Fishing Boats in Leigh Creek, Looking West 1905 unknown artist

Fishing Boats in Leigh Creek, Looking West 1905 Southend Museums Service
The Return of Sir Francis Chichester (1901–1972), in 'Gypsy Moth IV' to Plymouth on Conclusion of His Single-Handed Voyage... 1962 John Eighteen (d.1996)

The Return of Sir Francis Chichester (1901–1972), in 'Gypsy Moth IV' to Plymouth on Conclusion of His Single-Handed Voyage Circumnavigating the World, via the Cape of Good Hope, Australia and Cape Horn, May 1967 1962 Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
Windermere A. J. Wilson (b.1924)

Windermere National Railway Museum
Racing off Ryde Claude Buckle (1905–1973)

Racing off Ryde National Railway Museum
Sketch for 'East Cowes Castle, the Regatta Beating to Windward' No. 2 1827 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

Sketch for 'East Cowes Castle, the Regatta Beating to Windward' No. 2 1827 Tate
Tabley, Cheshire, the Seat of Sir J. F. Leicester, Bt: Windy Day 1808 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

Tabley, Cheshire, the Seat of Sir J. F. Leicester, Bt: Windy Day 1808 Tabley House
Sun rising through Vapour: Fishermen cleaning and selling Fish before 1807 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

Sun rising through Vapour: Fishermen cleaning and selling Fish before 1807 The National Gallery, London
Admiral Rodney's Victory off Cape St Vincent 1780 Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

Admiral Rodney's Victory off Cape St Vincent 1780 Falmouth Art Gallery
The Battle of the Saints, 12 April 1782 Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

The Battle of the Saints, 12 April 1782 National Maritime Museum
Drum Major Thomas Nicholson (1750–1825) c.1810 unknown artist

Drum Major Thomas Nicholson (1750–1825) c.1810 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum
Staddon Heights and the Mewstone 1830 Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

Staddon Heights and the Mewstone 1830 Plymouth City Council: Museum and Art Gallery
A Ship in a Rough Sea near a Chalk Headland 1810 Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

A Ship in a Rough Sea near a Chalk Headland 1810 Ferens Art Gallery
Seascape, Men o' War at Dartmouth Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

Seascape, Men o' War at Dartmouth Government Art Collection
The East Indiaman 'Northumberland' off Saint Helena Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

The East Indiaman 'Northumberland' off Saint Helena National Maritime Museum
The Capture of the ‘Guillaume Tell’, 30 March 1800 1835 Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

The Capture of the ‘Guillaume Tell’, 30 March 1800 1835 National Maritime Museum
An Estuary with Shipping Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

An Estuary with Shipping National Trust for Scotland, The Georgian House
Off Dartmouth, Devon 1821 Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

Off Dartmouth, Devon 1821 Bitton House
Capture of Martinique Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

Capture of Martinique Government Art Collection
Seascape with a View of Fort Stuart Thomas Luny (1759–1837)

Seascape with a View of Fort Stuart National Trust, Anglesey Abbey