Amongst a collection of over 4,000 oil paintings the 20th Century collection of the National Maritime Museum significantly features ships in battle and other First and Second World War scenes, notably in a number of artworks by Charles Pears, Norman Wilkinson and John Everett, represented in over 1,000 artworks. However, other aspects of maritime and related matters outside of war feature in the collection holdings, including a St Ives painting by Alfred Wallis, Deptford Power Station by L.S. Lowry and a mid 1920s French harbour scene by Edward Wadsworth.

Artists featured in this Curation: Anthony Amies (1945–2000), W. Geoffrey Bannister, Stephen Bone (1904–1958), Arthur Royce Bradbury (1892–1977), Arthur James Wetherall Burgess (1879–1957), Brenda Bury, Herbert E. Butler (1861–1931), Henry Marvell Carr (1894–1970), Jesse Dale Cast (1900–1976), Anne Christopherson (1921–2013), and 44 more See all

54 artworks

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Anthony Amies (1945–2000)

Seascape, Gorleston, Norfolk 1978
Anthony Amies (1945–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 121.9 x W 137 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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W. Geoffrey Bannister

Convoy of Troopships Leaving Gibraltar, August 1943 after 1943
W. Geoffrey Bannister
Oil on canvas
H 48 x W 68.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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S-Class Submarine:The Wardroom and Forward Mess Deck Seen through the Davis Escape Chamber

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Stephen Bone (1904–1958)

S-Class Submarine:The Wardroom and Forward Mess Deck Seen through the Davis Escape Chamber 1945
Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 76 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Arthur Royce Bradbury (1892–1977)

Fo'c'sle of the Barquentine 'Waterwitch' 1931
Arthur Royce Bradbury (1892–1977)
Oil on board
H 19.9 x W 26 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Arthur James Wetherall Burgess (1879–1957)

The 'Rangitata' and Three London Tugs c.1945–1948
Arthur James Wetherall Burgess (1879–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 101.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Brenda Bury

Frank George Griffith Carr (1903–1991), Second Director of the National Maritime Museum (1947–1966) 1969
Brenda Bury
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 71 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Herbert E. Butler (1861–1931)

Hauling in the Lobster Pot 1903
Herbert E. Butler (1861–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 91.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Henry Marvell Carr (1894–1970)

Merchant Service Fireman 1942
Henry Marvell Carr (1894–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 127.4 x W 91.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Jesse Dale Cast (1900–1976)

A Jetty at Greenwich probably 1938
Jesse Dale Cast (1900–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 33.2 x W 62.4 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Anne Christopherson (1921–2013)

Shipbuilding at Greenwich c.1970
Anne Christopherson (1921–2013)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 76 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Charles David Cobb (1921–2014)

Scrubbing the Yacht 'Golden Vanity' 20th C
Charles David Cobb (1921–2014)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 76 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Peter Coker (1926–2004)

Rain, Rainbow and Stormy Seas 1974
Peter Coker (1926–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 102.2 x W 204 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Leslie Cole (1910–1976)

Landing Craft Mechanized 1943
Leslie Cole (1910–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 91.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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John Kingsley Cook (1911–1994)

Fête (fete) on 14th July 1942. Put on by Prisoners at Méchéria (Mecheria) 1942
John Kingsley Cook (1911–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 36 x W 47 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Admiral David Beatty (1871–1936), 1st Earl Beatty

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857–1940)

Admiral David Beatty (1871–1936), 1st Earl Beatty 1920
Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857–1940)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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The Steamship 'Lusitania' in the Mersey, November 1907

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Frank Thomas Copnall (1870–1949)

The Steamship 'Lusitania' in the Mersey, November 1907 1907
Frank Thomas Copnall (1870–1949)
Oil on leathercloth
H 53.7 x W 79.3 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Arrival of the Fleet for the Coronation Review

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Alma Claude Burlton Cull (1880–1931)

Arrival of the Fleet for the Coronation Review 1912
Alma Claude Burlton Cull (1880–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 97 x W 188 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)

Libertymen at Lyness 1942
Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)
Oil on canvas
H 92 x W 132 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Rear Admiral M. C. Morgan-Giles (1914–2013)

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Anthony Devas (1911–1958)

Rear Admiral M. C. Morgan-Giles (1914–2013) 1945
Anthony Devas (1911–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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William D. Dring (1904–1990)

Lieutenant Commander Harry John Hall c.1942–1945
William D. Dring (1904–1990)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 51 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)

Whitby in Wartime mid-20th C
Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

John Everett (1876–1949)

A Convoy, 1918 1918
John Everett (1876–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 79.6 x W 95.2 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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William Russell Flint (1880–1969)

Rear Admiral Sir Murray Sueter (1872–1960) 1928
William Russell Flint (1880–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 51 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

John Fraser (1858–1927)

A Zeppelin Raid, 8 October 1915 c.1915–1918
John Fraser (1858–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 30.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Bernard Hailstone (1910–1987)

Big Ben the Bargee 1943
Bernard Hailstone (1910–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 89 x W 101.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Ruth Hurle (1917–2004)

A Hunt Class Destroyer in Dry Dock
Ruth Hurle (1917–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 31.7 x W 35.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Peter Jamieson (b.1945)

The Docks at Great Yarmouth: Evening late 20th C
Peter Jamieson (b.1945)
Oil on hardboard
H 20.5 x W 25.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Rodney Johnson (b.1920)

Royal Docks
Rodney Johnson (b.1920)
Oil on hardboard
H 73.5 x W 122 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Peter Knox (b.1942)

Deck Scene on Board a Trawler 1972
Peter Knox (b.1942)
Oil on canvas
H 38.1 x W 45.7 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Henry Lamb (1883–1960)

Eleven O'clock in the Forecastle 1940
Henry Lamb (1883–1960)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 60.9 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Rowland Langmaid (1897–1956)

Landing at Sicily, 10 July 1943 after 1943
Rowland Langmaid (1897–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 101.6 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Cecil Constant Philip Lawson (1880–1967)

Albert Bridge (?) During the Peace Pageant River Procession, 4 August 1919 c.1919
Cecil Constant Philip Lawson (1880–1967)
Oil on panel
H 31 x W 23 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Reginald James Lloyd (1926–2020)

Stair Hole 1974
Reginald James Lloyd (1926–2020)
Oil on board
H 37 x W 53.6 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

View of Deptford Power Station from Greenwich 1959
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 76.2 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Lieutenant William Edward Sanders (1883–1917), VC, DSO, RNR

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Ambrose McEvoy (1877–1927)

Lieutenant William Edward Sanders (1883–1917), VC, DSO, RNR c.1918
Ambrose McEvoy (1877–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 50.5 x W 40.3 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974)

Helford River, Cornwall 1944
Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974)
Oil on canvas on board
H 40.5 x W 55.8 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Walter Thomas Monnington (1902–1976)

Admiral of the Fleet John Jellicoe (1859–1935), 1st Earl Jellicoe 1933
Walter Thomas Monnington (1902–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 127 x W 101.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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John Munday (1924–2012)

HMS 'Calliope' in the Tyne, 1950
John Munday (1924–2012)
Oil on board
H 45.6 x W 54.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Humphrey Ocean (b.1951)

The First of England 1998
Humphrey Ocean (b.1951)
Acrylic on canvas
H 249 x W 310 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Herbert Barnard John Everett (1877–1949)

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

William Orpen (1878–1931)

Herbert Barnard John Everett (1877–1949) c.1900
William Orpen (1878–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 96.5 x W 91.5 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Charles Pears (1873–1958)

Convoy to Russia c.1944–1945
Charles Pears (1873–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 81.3 x W 127 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Convoy Arriving off St Anthony's Lighthouse, Falmouth

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

John Edgar Platt (1886–1967)

Convoy Arriving off St Anthony's Lighthouse, Falmouth 1942
John Edgar Platt (1886–1967)
Oil on canvas
H 91.3 x W 71 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Albert Richards (1919–1945)

View of Le Havre c.1944
Albert Richards (1919–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 127 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Rupert Shephard (1909–1992)

Commander Sir George Binney (1900–1972), RNVR 1947
Rupert Shephard (1909–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 76.1 x W 63.4 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Ellis Silas (1885–1972)

HMS 'Wave' Ashore at St Ives, 1952 1952
Ellis Silas (1885–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 50.3 x W 65 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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William Eric Thorp (1901–1993)

Sunrise on the River Orwell, Pin Mill
William Eric Thorp (1901–1993)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Charles Edward Turner (1883–1965)

Dockyard Scene: HMS 'Vanguard' in Dry-Dock c.1946–1950
Charles Edward Turner (1883–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 40.6 x W 50.8 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Albert Wyndham Tusting (1918–1993)

A Trawler in a Gale at Night 1967
Albert Wyndham Tusting (1918–1993)
Oil on board
H 60.9 x W 81.3 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)

L'Avant Port, Marseilles 1924
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
Egg tempera on canvas on panel
H 63.6 x W 88.9 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Arthur Douglas Wales-Smith (1888–1966)

Sir Dudley Pound (1877–1943) early 20th C–mid-20th C
Arthur Douglas Wales-Smith (1888–1966)
Oil on canvas
H 126.8 x W 102.4 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Alfred Wallis (1855–1942)

St Ives Harbour, Cornwall mid-20th C
Alfred Wallis (1855–1942)
Oil with graphite on card on board
H 38.1 x W 43.9 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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Norman Wilkinson (1878–1971)

The Second Battle of Narvik, 13 April 1940 mid-20th C
Norman Wilkinson (1878–1971)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 101.6 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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John Wonnacott (b.1940)

Winter Afternoon: Container Ships off Felixstowe, 1993–1994 late 1990s
John Wonnacott (b.1940)
Oil on canvas
H 151.9 x W 221 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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John Worsley (1919–2000)

Naval Officers Room at Marlag O, Prisoner of War Camp mid-20th C
John Worsley (1919–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 610 x W 75 cm
Royal Museums Greenwich

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John Worsley (1919–2000)
Alma Claude Burlton Cull (1880–1931)
Reginald James Lloyd (1926–2020)
Rupert Shephard (1909–1992)
Anne Christopherson (1921–2013)
William Eric Thorp (1901–1993)
Charles Pears (1873–1958)
William D. Dring (1904–1990)
Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
Walter Thomas Monnington (1902–1976)
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