Sailing Vessels Gallery

Sailing vessels have been used for centuries to explore the world, transport goods, and even wage war

Carrickfergus Castle & Harbour, Co Antrim, Ireland

Clew Bay, Co Mayo, Ireland

Frederickstad on the Eider, Denmark, 1831 (Watercolour)
7261273 Frederickstad on the Eider, Denmark, 1831 (Watercolour) by Ince, Joseph Murray (1806-59); 19x32.2 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Frederickstad on the Eider)

Three sailing ships, 1930 (gouache on paper)
7259587 Three sailing ships, 1930 (gouache on paper) by Hunter, Edmund (1866-1937); Private Collection; Edmund & Alec Hunter Collection

Carrick-a-Rede, 1837 (engraving)
7262296 Carrick-a-Rede, 1837 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 9.6x14.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Carrick-A-Rede and CXXXXVII)

Birds Eye View of Philadelphia, c.1850 (colour litho)
7262118 Birds Eye View of Philadelphia, c.1850 (colour litho) by Bachmann, John (fl.1850-77); 55.9x76.2 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Drawn from nature and on stone by J)

A Sailing Ship Along the Coast of a Dutch Town thought to be Schoonhoven, 1640-76 (oil on panel)
7262168 A Sailing Ship Along the Coast of a Dutch Town thought to be Schoonhoven, 1640-76 (oil on panel) by Bellevois, Jacob Adriaensz

Shrimpers, 1851-1931 (Ink)
7261306 Shrimpers, 1851-1931 (Ink) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 30.24x25.2 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Shrimpers; Drawing; Wyllie)

Rouen, 1836 (engraving)
7262307 Rouen, 1836 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 9.8x14.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Caption Rouen, Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr. Instit. In Hildbh)

Bey Caen, 1856 (engraving)
7262306 Bey Caen, 1856 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 10.5x15.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Bey Caen (Brittany) and Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr. Instit. In Hildbh

Cape Town, 1850 (engraving)
7262270 Cape Town, 1850 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 10.5x16.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Capstadt, Cap der Guten Hoffnung in Africa and Aus d. Kunstanst. D)

The Card Game, 1870-90 (oil on panel)
7262166 The Card Game, 1870-90 (oil on panel) by Charlemont, Eduard (1848-1906); 124.5x93 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist)

Ships in the Roads, 1658 (oil on canvas)
7259968 Ships in the Roads, 1658 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 77.2 x 66.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Odessa, 1837 (engraving)
7259539 Odessa, 1837 (engraving) by Mayer, Carl (1798-1868); 10.4x15.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Odessa and Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr. Instit. In Hildbh)

Entry to the port of Marseille. Painting by Paul Signac (1895-1935), 1918. (cm 125x135) Musee Cantini, Marseille
JEB4877678 Entry to the port of Marseille. Painting by Paul Signac (1895-1935), 1918. (cm 125x135) Musee Cantini, Marseille by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); Musee Cantini, Marseille

Blackwall Frigates in a Stiff Breeze (oil)
7088688 Blackwall Frigates in a Stiff Breeze (oil) by Tudgay, Francis (fl.19th century); 65.4x88.6 cm; Private Collection

Two English Collier Brigs off Whitby with other Shipping beyond (oil on canvas)
7085115 Two English Collier Brigs off Whitby with other Shipping beyond (oil on canvas) by Askew, John (fl.1788-1809); Private Collection

A windy day, 1794 (pen, brown ink, with w / c, traces of bodycolour, & a line of grey wash bordering it on all sides)
5938113 A windy day, 1794 (pen, brown ink, with w/c, traces of bodycolour, & a line of grey wash bordering it on all sides, on paper laid down on card) by Cats

Ships Foundering off a Rocky Coast, c.1657-1701 (oil on canvas)
7240829 Ships Foundering off a Rocky Coast, c.1657-1701 (oil on canvas) by Mulier, Pieter (known as Tempesta) (1637-1701) (follower of); 78x109 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

A Fifth-Rate 36-Gun Frigate Hove-To on a Starboard Tack (oil on panel)
7088882 A Fifth-Rate 36-Gun Frigate Hove-To on a Starboard Tack (oil on panel) by Ward of Hull, John (1798-1849); 15x23 cm; Private Collection

Ship Shepherdess passing Perch Rock Fort and Lighthouse as she arrives in the Mersey (oil on canvas)
7088841 Ship Shepherdess passing Perch Rock Fort and Lighthouse as she arrives in the Mersey (oil on canvas) by McMinn, Williams Kimmins (1818-98); Private Collection

Chinese fishermen and their cormorants, 18th century. 1822 (engraving)
7234135 Chinese fishermen and their cormorants, 18th century. 1822 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Three Master George off Valetta Harbour, Malta, 1820 (pen, ink and w / c)
6431045 The Three Master George off Valetta Harbour, Malta, 1820 (pen, ink and w/c) by Cammillieri of Malta, Nicolas (c.1798-c.1856); Private Collection

The Three Masted Clipper Benleuch in a Swell (oil on canvas)
7088681 The Three Masted Clipper Benleuch in a Swell (oil on canvas) by Cromarty, Alexander (1838-1926); 60.9x91.4 cm; Private Collection

Shipping off Sunderland, 1867 (oil on canvas)
6436385 Shipping off Sunderland, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Baldwin, W.T. (c.1840-80); Private Collection

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, seen here in the 19th century
7243389 Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, seen here in the 19th century. by Newnes, George (1851-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, seen here in the 19th century)

The Harbour at Honfleur, 1911 (oil on canvas)
7088876 The Harbour at Honfleur, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Lindstrom, Sven Otto (1883-1932); Private Collection

A Two Decker Leaving Port with Other Warships Anchored in the Roadstead (oil)
7088690 A Two Decker Leaving Port with Other Warships Anchored in the Roadstead (oil) by Colls, Ebenezer (1812-87); Private Collection

Two Deckers off Longships Lighthouse, Lands End (oil on canvas)
7076558 Two Deckers off Longships Lighthouse, Lands End (oil on canvas) by Colls, Ebenezer (1812-87); Private Collection

The Fore and Aft Schooner Grovehill in Full Sail (oil on canvas)
6436383 The Fore and Aft Schooner Grovehill in Full Sail (oil on canvas) by Purvis, Thomas George (1861-1933); 41.3x61 cm; Private Collection

Boat on the beach (oil on canvas)
7240631 Boat on the beach (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 25x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Unknown artist (c.1850) The painting indicates the initials A.H.S)

I saw three sailing ships, c.1930 (gouache on paper)
7231116 I saw three sailing ships, c.1930 (gouache on paper) by Hunter, Edmund (1866-1937); Private Collection; Edmund & Alec Hunter Collection

Royal Navy warships 18th century (engraving)
7239657 Royal Navy warships 18th century (engraving) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: TOP)

From Hanko, 1889
7231831 From Hanko, 1889 by Gude, Hans (1825-1903); 32x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hans Gude (1823-1905)); Photo © O. Vaering

Sail, c.1895 (gouache on paper)
7224535 Sail, c.1895 (gouache on paper) by Hunter, Edmund (1866-1937); Private Collection; Edmund & Alec Hunter Collection

On the Lake (oil on canvas)
7076658 On the Lake (oil on canvas) by Gueldry, Ferdinand Joseph (1858-1945); 55.9x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gueldry, Ferdinand Joseph (1858-1945))

A Two Decker and Other Vessels in Stormy Weather off Gibraltar, 1824
7085251 A Two Decker and Other Vessels in Stormy Weather off Gibraltar, 1824 by Whitcombe, Thomas (1760-1824); Private Collection

Barges on a Canal in Summer (oil on canvas)
6431757 Barges on a Canal in Summer (oil on canvas) by Koekkoek, Hermanus (1815-82); 37x57 cm; Private Collection

The Maria Helena off Lisbon with the Tower of Belem beyond her Bow, 1852 (oil on canvas)
6431740 The Maria Helena off Lisbon with the Tower of Belem beyond her Bow, 1852 (oil on canvas) by Walters, Samuel (1811-82); Private Collection

Double canoe of New Caledonia (engraving)
7192432 Double canoe of New Caledonia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Double canoe of New Caledonia)

From Oslo fjord, 1873
7205704 From Oslo fjord, 1873 by Gude, Hans (1825-1903); 37x72 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A View of the River Medway at Dusk (oil on canvas)
6452896 A View of the River Medway at Dusk (oil on canvas) by Danby, Francis (1793-1861); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shipping with Rochester Castle and the Cathedral Beyond by Danby)

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Sailing vessels have been used for centuries to explore the world, transport goods, and even wage war. From ancient times until today, they have played an important role in maritime history. The earliest they were simple rafts and canoes propelled by wind or oars. As technology advanced, larger ships with multiple masts and sails were developed to increase speed and maneuverability. These ships allowed sailors to travel farther distances than ever before. In the Age of Exploration, large sailing ships such as caravels and galleons were used by European explorers to cross the oceans in search of new lands. Later on, clipper ships became popular for their speed in transporting goods across long distances quickly. During this time period, naval fleets also relied heavily on sail-powered warships such as frigates and schooners to protect their interests at sea. Today, modern sailboats are still used for recreational purposes as well as racing competitions around the world. Sailboats come in a variety of shapes and sizes ranging from small dinghies up to large yachts with multiple sails that can be maneuvered with ease thanks to advances in technology over the years.