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HMS 'Yarmouth' Arthur James Wetherall Burgess (1879–1957)

HMS 'Yarmouth' Great Yarmouth Museums
Calais Pier, with French Poissards preparing for Sea: an English Packet arriving 1803 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

Calais Pier, with French Poissards preparing for Sea: an English Packet arriving 1803 The National Gallery, London
Sketch for 'East Cowes Castle, the Regatta Beating to Windward' No. 3 1827 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

Sketch for 'East Cowes Castle, the Regatta Beating to Windward' No. 3 1827 Tate
Van Tromp's Barge Entering the Texel, 1645 1831 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

Van Tromp's Barge Entering the Texel, 1645 1831 Sir John Soane’s Museum
Duty Paid 1896 Ralph Hedley (1848–1913)

Duty Paid 1896 Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Van Tromp Returning after the Battle off the Dogger Bank exhibited 1833 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

Van Tromp Returning after the Battle off the Dogger Bank exhibited 1833 Tate
The Prince of Orange, William III, Embarked from Holland, and Landed at Torbay, November 4th, 1688, after a Stormy Passage exhibited 1832 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

The Prince of Orange, William III, Embarked from Holland, and Landed at Torbay, November 4th, 1688, after a Stormy Passage exhibited 1832 Tate
The Sun Rising through Vapour c.1809 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

The Sun Rising through Vapour c.1809 The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
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
Morning Fills the Bowl 1926 Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)

Morning Fills the Bowl 1926 Royal Cornwall Museum
Landscape with a Figure 1958 John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)

Landscape with a Figure 1958 The University of York
Storm Clearing Off – Picking up a Lame Duck 1883 Edwin Hayes (1819–1904)

Storm Clearing Off – Picking up a Lame Duck 1883 Lady Lever Art Gallery
Quayside 1991 Carole Glover (b.1942)

Quayside 1991 The University of Nottingham
The Shrimper Richard Harry Carter (1839–1911)

The Shrimper Royal Cornwall 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
The Return of the Heroes 1887 Robert Alexander Hillingford (1825–1904)

The Return of the Heroes 1887 Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Southend 1957 Wilfred Moody Fryer (1891–1967)

Southend 1957 National Railway Museum
Teignmouth 1960 Glen Stewart

Teignmouth 1960 National Railway Museum
SS 'Whitehall' Launch Thomas Dove (1811–1887)

SS 'Whitehall' Launch Whitby Museum
Scarborough Spa at Night 1879 Francis Sydney Muschamp (1851–1929)

Scarborough Spa at Night 1879 Scarborough Art Gallery