A sixth-rate on the stocks
The exact location of the shipyard in this painting is unclear but it may be on the south bank of the Thames at Rotherhithe. The ship in the foreground ready for launching is a 24-gun sloop of war, much in use by the Navy for patrolling around coasts in peace and war, and there is another ship in dry-dock to the left under repair with only the lower masts standing.
John Cleveley, the Elder
- Image reference: BHC1045
- National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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