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A view of the entrance to Portsmouth harbour from the saluting platform. In the foreground, two soldiers sit on the wall next to a cannon on an iron carriage and, to the right, the artist has shown a pile of cannon balls. Also to the right, can be seen the semaphore tower flying a flag signal. Beyond, to the left, lies the town of Portsmouth with the pier and Round Tower. To the left of the Round Tower is the port flagship, the 'Britannia'. The artist was trained by his father the painter George Cooke, and showed outstanding talent as a draughtsman. He helped Clarkson Stanfield with some of his commissions, took lessons in oil painting from James Stark in 1834, and assisted with the arrangement of exhibits for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1835 to 1879 and was made ARA in 1851, and RA in 1863.
Title
Semaphore at Portsmouth
Date
1836
Medium
oil on mahogany panel
Measurements
H 33 x W 40.6 cm
Accession number
BHC1919
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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