On-site Access: Not on view / Subject Terms: sloops (sailing vessels)

1. A Seascape with Men-of-War and Small Craft

Creator:: Attributed to Francis Holman, 1760–1790
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 38 1/4 x 56 inches (97.2 x 142.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Shipping off Dover

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: 1738
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 1/2 x 53 inches (67.3 x 134.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. An English Two-Decker Lying Hove to, with Other Ships and Vessels in a Fresh Breeze

Creator:: Dominic Serres, 1722–1793
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 16 x 25 inches (40.6 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. English Ships Coming to Anchor in a Fresh Breeze

Creator:: Dominic Serres, 1722–1793
Date:: late 18th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 1/2 x 65 1/2 inches (105.4 x 166.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. An English Sloop Becalmed near the Shore

Creator:: Francis Swaine, 1730–1782
Date:: mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 10 x 13 3/8 inches (25.4 x 34 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Westminster from Lambeth, with the Ceremonial Barge of the Ironmongers' Company

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 31 1/4 x 59 1/4 inches (79.4 x 150.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. A View of Westminster Bridge and the Abbey from the South Side

Creator:: William Anderson, 1757–1837
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 6 3/8 x 12 9/16 inches (16.2 x 31.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. The Port of London

Creator:: Thomas Luny, 1759–1837
Date:: 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 21 3/4 x 33 7/8 inches (55.2 x 86 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Fishing Boats in a Calm Sea

Creator:: Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:: between 1745 and 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 15/16 x 23 5/16 inches (37.9 x 59.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Westminster Bridge and Abbey

Creator:: William Daniell, 1769–1837
Date:: 1813
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 12 1/16 x 18 11/16 inches (30.6 x 47.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. London Bridge, with St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance

Creator:: William Anderson, 1757–1837
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 6 3/8 × 12 3/4 inches (16.2 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Ships in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness

Creator:: Isaac Sailmaker, ca. 1633–1721
Date:: between 1707 and 1708
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 42 x 53 inches (106.7 x 134.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Yacht Racing on the Solent

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper
Dimensions:: 6 x 9 3/4 inches (15.2 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Sailing Ships

Creator:: Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Date:: 1861
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 7 3/4 x 21 inches (19.7 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. An English Royal Yacht Standing Offshore in a Calm

Creator:: Peter Monamy, 1681–1749
Date:: ca. 1730
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 3/4 × 37 7/8 inches (70.5 × 96.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
On View:: Not on view

16. The English Brig 'Norval' before the Wind

Creator:: William Clark, 1803–1883
Date:: 1833
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 7/8 x 29 5/8 inches (50.5 x 75.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. An Evening Calm

Creator:: Peter Monamy, 1681–1749
Date:: undated, between 1696 and 1749
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 x 14 inches (30.5 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
On View:: Not on view

18. English Royal Yachts at Sea in a Strong Breeze, in Company with a Ship Flying the Royal Standard

Creator:: Studio of Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1633–1707
Date:: ca. 1689
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 21 1/2 x 28 inches (54.6 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
On View:: Not on view

19. Warships Lying Offshore, the Commanding Admiral Being Rowed out to Join the Flagship, Her Sails Illuminated by a Break in the Clouds

Creator:: Charles Martin Powell, 1775 –1824
Date:: early 19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 3/4 × 35 7/8 inches (60.3 × 91.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
On View:: Not on view

20. Dutch Shipping off the Low Countries

Creator:: Adam Silo, ca. 1674–1772
Date:: 18th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 9 x 12 3/4 inches (22.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
On View:: Not on view

21. Sands at Lytham

Creator:: L. S. Lowry, 1887–1976
Date:: 1956
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 7 3/4 x 12 inches (19.7 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Regan Pritzker
On View:: Not on view

22. English Ships Under Sail in a Very Light Breeze

Creator:: Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:: ca. 1752
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 x 23 inches (38.1 x 58.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

23. Cutter Close Hauled in a Fresh Breeze, with Other Shipping

Creator:: Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 42 x 66 inches (106.7 x 167.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

24. A Kaag at Anchor with Sails Hoisted and a State Yacht and Other Vessels

Creator:: Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1633–1707
Date:: ca. 1665
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 × 16 3/4 inches (35.6 × 42.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
On View:: Not on view