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Small Seascape with a State Barge, Morning Effect c.1860 Everhardus Koster (1817–1892)

Small Seascape with a State Barge, Morning Effect c.1860 The Wilson
Shipping off Newhaven 1777 Francis Holman (1729–1784)

Shipping off Newhaven 1777 Government Art Collection
Steamer and Yacht, Dieppe 1981 John Houston (1930–2008)

Steamer and Yacht, Dieppe 1981 Government Art Collection
Sketch for 'Reefing the Mainsail' c.1903 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Sketch for 'Reefing the Mainsail' c.1903 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Bateaux en Hollande, près de Zaandam 1871 Claude Monet (1840–1926)

Bateaux en Hollande, près de Zaandam 1871 Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
HMS 'Victory' Leaving Portsmouth Harbour Thomas Elliott (active c.1790–1800)

HMS 'Victory' Leaving Portsmouth Harbour The National Trust for Scotland, Culzean Castle, Garden & Country Park
Ship of Fools c.1972 Peter de Francia (1921–2012)

Ship of Fools c.1972 Pallant House Gallery
A Dutch Waterway Jacob Henricus Maris (1837–1899)

A Dutch Waterway York Museums Trust
'Warrior' off Whitby 1889 F. C. Eager (active late 19th C)

'Warrior' off Whitby 1889 Whitby Museum
Guernsey Schooner 'Minerva', Built 1852 1855 William Adolphus Knell (1802–1875)

Guernsey Schooner 'Minerva', Built 1852 1855 Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery
Smacks at Lowestoft Harbour Entrance, Suffolk 1839 Thomas Preston (active 1826–1850)

Smacks at Lowestoft Harbour Entrance, Suffolk 1839 Waveney Town Hall
Acme LT651 George Vemply Burwood (1844–1917)

Acme LT651 Waveney Town Hall
The Breaking up of the 'Great Eastern' 1889 A. E. Rendell

The Breaking up of the 'Great Eastern' 1889 Southampton City Museums
Marine Subject William Adolphus Knell (1802–1875)

Marine Subject Southampton City Art Gallery
'Gainst Wind and Tide, off Whitby J. R. Miles

'Gainst Wind and Tide, off Whitby Kirklees Museums and Galleries
The Thames Barge 'Truelove' 1904 George Cossey

The Thames Barge 'Truelove' 1904 The Burnham on Crouch & District Museum
Loss of the Martina Maria, January 1881 1883 Benjamin Longley Lowsey (1838–1901)

Loss of the Martina Maria, January 1881 1883 Southwold Sailors' Reading Room
Fishing Boats off Scarborough with the Castle and Lighthouse in the Distance 1886 William Anslow Thornbery (1847–1907) or Charles Thornely (1832/1833–1918)

Fishing Boats off Scarborough with the Castle and Lighthouse in the Distance 1886 Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Unloading a Boat at a Quayside, Paris c.1890 Adolf Kaufman (1848–1916)

Unloading a Boat at a Quayside, Paris c.1890 Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre
Harbour Mouth, Newlyn 1978 Joan Gillchrest (1918–2008)

Harbour Mouth, Newlyn 1978 St Michael's Hospital