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Peter Monamy: English warships at anchor in a calm, drying sails  wikidata:Q50863439 reasonator:Q50863439
Artist
Peter Monamy  (–1749)  wikidata:Q2012122
 
Peter Monamy
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 12 January 1681 / 1689 Edit this at Wikidata before 7 February 1749
date QS:P,+1749-02-07T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1749-02-07T00:00:00Z/11
Location of birth/death London London
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q2012122
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English warships at anchor in a calm, drying sails Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"English warships at anchor in a calm, drying sails Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"English warships at anchor in a calm, drying sails Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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English: English warships at anchor in a calm, drying sails

Oil painting, hitherto (to July 2014) entitled 'An English ship becalmed', attributed to Peter Monamy, but which is more accurately described as showing them at anchor in a calm drying sails. The three-decker flagship on the right flies the Union at the main, indicating the presence of the Commander-in-Chief (i.e. the Royal Navy's senior serving admiral). The other vessels are ‘private’ naval ships (under captains in terms of rank) except for what may be a large armed merchantman, possibly an Indiaman, in broadside view back left, flying a Union as an ensign, another smaller merchant ship to its left in starboard-bow view, and a small Dutch trading vessel (possibly a dogger) left centre. In the left foreground a ship's boat takes out an officer - perhaps the Commander-in-Chief - since also flying Union at the prow, and to its right is an inshore fishing boat in which two men are drawing in a net. The two warships at centre are firing salutes. The likely location of such an assembly is the Downs off Deal, though the location is not specific. While the picture is attributed to Monamy it bears no obvious signature and may be by a follower.

An English ship becalmed. Peter Monamy, Late 17th century - Mid 18th century.
Date early 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P4241,Q40719727
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Overall: 827 mm x 1133 mm x 60 mm; Painting: 772 mm x 1078 mm x 26 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC1009
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12501
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Acquisition Number: 1936-70
id number: BHC1009
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