Shipping off Dover in a light breeze, with a view of the Castle

Pocock's inscription on this drawing, which shows shipping off Dover, appears to read: '4- here is my choice [shipping] going to the Downs with a light breeze'. This suggests that it may be the fourth sketch of a number of variants (for another variant, without inscriptions, see PAD8847). The main vessel is also labelled 'Indiaman – 22 guns on the gun deck'. There is a similar sketch on the reverse of the sheet.

Object Details

ID: PAD8845
Collection: Fine art; Special collections
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pocock, Nicholas
Places: Unlinked place
People: Pocock, Nicholas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 188 mm x 291 mm