The Alfred frigate

This is most likely a page from the artist’s sketchbook, combining a central more finished sketch with several small sketches of smaller vessels above. The Alfred is shown from the starboard side. It is anchored at the front, moored at a quayside, with a line of buildings behind, drawn very lightly. The ship has been hulked and fitted with a permanent roof, for accommodation or perhaps quarantine. There is a union jack near the centre mast.

Object Details

ID: PAE6152
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cooke, Edward William
Vessels: Asia (1811)
Date made: 1811
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 183 mm x 286 mm