Entries from National Maritime Museum collections blog tagged with 'oil paintings'
'The Eddystone Lighthouse', by Isaac Sailmaker (BHC1796)
The Eddystone Lighthouse is on the treacherous Eddystone Rock off the south coast of Devon, about 18 miles from Plymouth. There has been a lighthouse on this reef since 1698. The first was built by Henry Winstanley and was an...
Posted by Caroline Hampton, Head of Painting and Frame Conservation on July 16, 2010 11:30 AM
A Galileo galaxy
About three years ago, I had the interesting task of cataloguing the NMM sculpture holdings for Collections Online, though other photographic priorities have delayed publication. There are nearly 130 items, in marble, terracotta, plaster and bronze: most are portrait busts,...
Posted by Pieter van der Merwe, General Editor on June 30, 2010 3:22 PM
More oil paintings now on Collections Online
The National Maritime Museum has recently released 272 oil paintings onto Collections Online. The themes range from great men and their great ships to battles and inspiring maritime landscapes. I hope you enjoy these new additions....
Posted by Lucinda Blaser, Digital Project Manager on October 27, 2009 11:25 AM
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