Thomas Stothard

A Sea Fight. A Cutter Attacking a Man of War

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Artist: Thomas Stothard 1755–1834
Medium: Watercolour and ink on paper
Dimensions: Support: 99 x 127 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Reference: T09927

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Thomas Stothard The Sinking of a Man of War

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Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men

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Thomas Stothard Study Connected with J. Ritson’s ‘Caledonian Muse’: Men with Spears, Fighting. Verso: Sketch

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Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: A Border of Fighting Figures. Verso: Similar Design, Flanked by a Standing Female

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Attributed to Thomas Stothard A Knight About to Slay a Maiden

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Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men, Maidens with Shields, Recumbent Figures

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Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men, Details

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Thomas Stothard Illustration to Bell’s ‘Poets’, Scene in Medallion with Cartouches, Etc. Above and Below

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Joseph Mallord William Turner The Battle of Trafalgar, as Seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory

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Thomas Rowlandson The Halt by a Hill

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Thomas Stothard Study Connected with J. Ritson’s ‘Caledonian Muse’: A Group of Nude Fighting Men. Verso: Various Studies Including a Group Seated round a Table

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Thomas Stothard Satan, Sin and Death: Three Studies of a Seated Man and Woman

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Thomas Stothard Sketches ?for an Illustration for the ‘Surrender of Calais’: A Massacre. Verso: Group of Figures in Contemporary Dress

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Joseph Mallord William Turner A Three-Master Firing a Gun: Twilight, with a Crescent Moon and a Second Ship in the Distance

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats Carrying out Anchors and Cables to Dutch Men of War, in 1665

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Thomas Stothard

A Sea Fight. A Cutter Attacking a Man of War

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Thomas Stothard The Sinking of a Man of War

Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men

Thomas Stothard Study Connected with J. Ritson’s ‘Caledonian Muse’: Men with Spears, Fighting. Verso: Sketch

Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: A Border of Fighting Figures. Verso: Similar Design, Flanked by a Standing Female

Attributed to Thomas Stothard A Knight About to Slay a Maiden

Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men, Maidens with Shields, Recumbent Figures

Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men, Details

Thomas Stothard Illustration to Bell’s ‘Poets’, Scene in Medallion with Cartouches, Etc. Above and Below

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Battle of Trafalgar, as Seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory

Thomas Rowlandson The Halt by a Hill

Thomas Stothard Study Connected with J. Ritson’s ‘Caledonian Muse’: A Group of Nude Fighting Men. Verso: Various Studies Including a Group Seated round a Table

Thomas Stothard Satan, Sin and Death: Three Studies of a Seated Man and Woman

Thomas Stothard Sketches ?for an Illustration for the ‘Surrender of Calais’: A Massacre. Verso: Group of Figures in Contemporary Dress

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Three-Master Firing a Gun: Twilight, with a Crescent Moon and a Second Ship in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats Carrying out Anchors and Cables to Dutch Men of War, in 1665

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Thomas Stothard The Sinking of a Man of War

Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men

Thomas Stothard Study Connected with J. Ritson’s ‘Caledonian Muse’: Men with Spears, Fighting. Verso: Sketch

Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: A Border of Fighting Figures. Verso: Similar Design, Flanked by a Standing Female

Attributed to Thomas Stothard A Knight About to Slay a Maiden

Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men, Maidens with Shields, Recumbent Figures

Thomas Stothard Design for R. Pollard’s ‘The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland’; Matthew de Johnson Defeating the Earl of Douglas and Taking his Brother the Earl of Ormond Prisoner: Studies of Fighting Men, Details

Thomas Stothard Illustration to Bell’s ‘Poets’, Scene in Medallion with Cartouches, Etc. Above and Below

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Battle of Trafalgar, as Seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory

Thomas Rowlandson The Halt by a Hill

Thomas Stothard Study Connected with J. Ritson’s ‘Caledonian Muse’: A Group of Nude Fighting Men. Verso: Various Studies Including a Group Seated round a Table

Thomas Stothard Satan, Sin and Death: Three Studies of a Seated Man and Woman

Thomas Stothard Sketches ?for an Illustration for the ‘Surrender of Calais’: A Massacre. Verso: Group of Figures in Contemporary Dress

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Three-Master Firing a Gun: Twilight, with a Crescent Moon and a Second Ship in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats Carrying out Anchors and Cables to Dutch Men of War, in 1665

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