John, Sr. Cleveley: The 'St Albans' Floated out at Deptford, 1747 |
Künstler | John, Sr. Cleveley (etwa 1712 date QS:P,+1712–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 – 1777) | Alternative Namen | John I Cleveley; John Cleveley; John Cleveley Sr.; John, Sr. Cleveley; Sr. John Cleveley; clevely; Old Clevely | Beschreibung | britischer Maler | Geburts-/Todesdatum | etwa 1712 date QS:P,+1712-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 | 1777 | Geburtsort | Southwark, London, England | | Wirkungsdaten | etwa 1745 bis 1777 date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1745-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1777-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 | Wirkungsstätte | | Normdatei | | artist QS:P170,Q6226369 | |
Titel | The 'St Albans' Floated out at Deptford, 1747 |
Objektart | Gemälde object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
Beschreibung | The painting shows the 'St Albans', 60 guns man-of-war built at the Royal Dockyard, Deptford in 1747. It is depicted being floated out of her building dock, flying the Admiralty flag, the Royal Standard, Union flag and a red ensign. The building to the left with trees in front of it, and a female figure standing in the doorway wearing an apron, is the master shipwright's house. This was built for the Master Shipwright at Deptford, Joseph Allen, in 1708, together with the dockyard offices built around 1710. The building to the right, with the clock tower and bearing the royal coat of arms on its façade, is the Great Storehouse. Deptford became the headquarters of naval victualling and supply in 1742 which it remained until after the Second World War. To the right a keg is shown being loaded and the artist has included a host of other details and shipping along the quayside, together with a variety of figures specifically positioned to draw attention to shipping and other associated activities. On the far right a ship in the early stages of construction is visible and on the river small craft pass by, including an official barge. [1] |
Datum | 1747 date QS:P571,+1747-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Technik | Öl auf Leinwand medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
Maße | Höhe: 91 cm; Breite: 157 cm dimensions QS:P2048,91U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,157U174728 |
Sammlung | institution QS:P195,Q1199924 |
Momentaner Standort | |
Inventarnummer | BHC1046 |
Anerkennung | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Inschriften | J Clevly P:1747' |
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Herkunft/Fotograf | 1. Übertragen aus en.wikipedia nach Commons.; (Originaltext: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuExplore; Original uploader was SilkTork at en.wikipedia/PaintingDetail.cfm?ID=BHC1046); (17. Juli 2008 (original upload date)) 2. Royal Museum Greenwich |