Fighting ships at sea, 1890s

Two black and grey wash study drawings, one above the other on one sheet, of naval vessels of the 1890s, though not of specifically recognizable classes. The upper one appears to show two or three first-class torpedo boats in line ahead making heavy smoke. The lower one shows a first-class torpedo boat making passage escorting a battleship. The artist's intention is probably an exercise to show the fleet on manoeuvres.

Object Details

ID: PAD9896
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyllie, William Lionel
Date made: 1890s
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: 252 mm x 353 mm