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A third-rate, two-decker, 74-gun warship is shown flying the red ensign and private pennant on the left of the picture, in the entrance to Port Mahon harbour. A ship of this size could have been used for lying in line of battle, as an independent cruiser or the flagship of a small squadron. This one is in fact hove-to and making little way, to drop a boat which is conveying two naval officers to the quayside on the right. The boat, also flying the red ensign, has a smartly uniformed crew which suggests it is taking the captain ashore. Other ships lie behind off the harbour entrance. In the foreground is a variety of small craft including a rowing boat on the left, with a man holding a net spread over the water. In the central foreground a felucca, a type of narrow, swift, lateen-rigged sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean, moves towards a small landing stage.
Title
A Third-Rate Entering Port Mahon
Date
1820
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 109.2 x W 165.1 cm
Accession number
BHC1895
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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