Ships & the Sea
Naval battles, harbor calms, shipwrecks, and shipbuilding — a thousand vessels from the age of sail to steam, drawn by artists who often knew the rigging firsthand.
1,105 public-domain artworks from eight world museums · free to view and download
An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay
William Bradford, 1871
Calligraphic Galleon
'Abd al-Qadir Hisari, dated A.H. 1180/ 1766–67 CE
Beach Scene
James Hamilton, ca. 1865
The Thomas Hunt and the America
James Bard, 1852
The Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their Fleet
Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée), ca. 1643
Tankard
Gerrit Onckelbag, 1700–1710
American Barque "Jane Tudor," Conway Bay
David Johnson, ca. 1855
Ceremonial Banner (Palepai Maju)
Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor
Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane), 1862
開港七十年記念橫濱史料|Seventieth Anniversary of the Opening of Yokohama Port
Yorktown, U.S.N., from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes
Allen & Ginter, 1895
Cushing, U.S.N., from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes
Allen & Ginter, 1895
San Francisco, U.S.N., from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes
Allen & Ginter, 1895
Chicago, U.S.N., from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes
Allen & Ginter, 1895
Fridano, Spain, from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes
Allen & Ginter, 1895
Sketch of a Ship at Anchor for The Landing of Columbus (from Sketchbook)
Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1891
American Cruiser (Saluting), from the Types of Vessels series (N139) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
Giles|W. Duke, Sons & Co.|Knapp & Company, 1889
American Cruiser, Bark Rigged, from the Types of Vessels series (N139) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
Knapp & Company|Giles|W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889
U.S. Frigate Chicago, from the Naval Vessels of the World series (N226) issued by Kinney Bros.
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company, 1889
Vineyard Sound, from the Lighthouses series (N119) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
W. Duke, Sons & Co.|The Giles Company, 1889
Ship Study (from Sketchbook X)
William Trost Richards, 1885
Pendant in the form of a ship
Alfred André, probably late 19th century
U.S.S. Texas, from the Transparencies series (N137) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
W. Duke, Sons & Co., late 1880s
Fête de S. A. Ismaïl Pacha à bord des bateaux de LL. A A. les princes, janvier 1867
Gustave Le Gray, 1867
Medal to Captain Duncan N. Ingraham
Seth Eastman|James Barton Longacre, 1854
The Chinese Junk "Keying"–Captain Kellett–As she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–212 days from Canton.–720 tons burthen
Nathaniel Currier, 1847
St. Andrews (?). Ships in the Harbor
David Octavius Hill|Robert Adamson|Hill and Adamson, 1843–47
U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns
Nathaniel Currier, 1843
The Bay of Naples
Unknown, ca. 1835
Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1830
The Ship "Macon"
Nivelet, 1828–35
Knife Handle (Kozuka)
United States and Macedonian
Ships in a Breeze (Liber Studiorum, part II, plate 10)
Joseph Mallord William Turner|Charles Turner, February 20, 1808
Interior of a German Battleship
Unsen, 19th century
Trade Card for J & J Smith, Printers
Anonymous, British, 19th century, 19th century
Ceremonial Textile (Tampan)
Lampung artist, 19th century
Pictorial print
Campagne du Vice-amiral Cte d'Estaing
Pierre Ozanne, 1778
Design for a Vignette: Harbor Scene
Charles Percier
Tile
John Sadler, 1757–61
Design for the Frigate "La Didion"
Anonymous, French, 18th century, 18th century
A Dutch Fleet Under Sail at Sea in a Light Breeze
Willem van de Velde I, 1665
Dutch Ships at Anchor with a Yacht Lying Head to the Wind
Willem van de Velde II, 1664
A Dutch Ship in a Strong Breeze
Willem van de Velde I, ca. 1665
The French Vessel "Courtisan"
Willem van de Velde II, mid-17th–early 18th century
Dutch Ships at Anchor
Willem van de Velde II, mid-17th–early 18th century
Naues Mercatoriæ Hollandicæ per Indias Occidentales (Dutch East Indiaman)
Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647