Launch of HMS 'Alexander' at Deptford in 1778
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Launch of HMS 'Alexander' at Deptford in 1778
The launch of the 74-gun warship HMS 'Alexander' at Deptford Dockyard. The 'Alexander' can be seen on the stocks in the background. There are a number of barges and smaller vessels, full of spectators, watching her launch. In the foreground, several Royal Navy vessels are moored off the dockyard. The 'Alexander' later served at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. In the painting the festive celebrations are emphasized through the inclusion of flags and pennants and the representation of crowds of spectators on the quayside and in boats the water. With its low horizon the work recalls Dutch 17th century marine painting.
John Cleveley, the Younger
- Image reference: BHC1875
- National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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