ENGLISH BRITISH MARINE MARITIME PAINTING & ARTISTS of the 18th & 19th CENTURY

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“Marine Painting in England 1700-1900” By David Cordingly. Published in New York by Clarkson Potter in 1973. description continues below the picture- - - - DISCUSSION: "The aim of this book is to examine the lives and painting methods of some fifty artists who painted pictures of ships and the sea. The period covered is from the arrival of the van de Veldes in London to the end of the 19th century. An effort has been made to trace the development of an English style of marine painting and for this reason considerable space has been devoted to the artists of the Romantic period [1800-1840s]". "David Cordingly is an English naval historian who is considered one of the leading authorities on pirates. He held the position of Keeper of Pictures and Head of Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England for twelve years. David Cordingly organised several exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum, including Captain James Cook, Navigator and The Mutiny on the Bounty. The Billy Ruffian: His Majesty's Ship Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon, published in 2003, was longlisted for the 2003 Wolfson History Prize. It tells the story of an English warship, HMS Bellerophon, which played an important part in many battles and held captive the defeated Napoleon following the Battle of Waterloo. Cordingly appears on read more
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