No 3. H.M. Ship Seahorse Captain John Stewart. At daylight on the 6th July 1808 making the Turkish Frigate strike; the Corvette not to be seen, her fate unknown....

“The Core,” Captain P. Nordfeldt The ship was about approx. 300 tonnes and built in 1879 on the Swedish Royal Bank Steamship commander C. Sylván was a disponent at the Helsborg shi...

The following text is taken from the folder with a ship portrait, see above: The bitter end! The steam cone “Annona” was built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1884 and was 165 1/10 feet l...

Arthur (James) Lewis (1824-1901), husband of Kate Terry, and grandfather of John Gielgud. It appears he was also a painter and a musician, with a connection to J M Whistler. Arthur...

After spending two years in London, where he absorbed the influence of English portraiture, Charles Willson Peale established himself in Maryland in 1769 and soon became one of the...

The portrayal of the gods continues on this block, with Hera (29) and Zeus (30) and a small youthful figure (28) identified either as Nike or more likely as Iris, the wingèd messen...

The portrayal of the gods continues on this block, with Hera (29) and Zeus (30) and a small youthful figure (28) identified either as Nike or more likely as Iris, the wingèd messen...