HMS 'Bellerophon' (1824), 78 Guns, off the Sicilian (?) coast

'Bellerophon' shown starboard broadside view under full sail (including royals fitted on all three masts) in a calm. Mountainous background coastal landscapes frame the ship to left and (more distantly) right, with smoke from one peak suggesting a volcanic island group (perhaps Sicilian, considering the ship's period of service in the Mediterranean Fleet). By the time this sketch was made, she was back in England, having been relegated to harbour service. Signed and dated by artist bottom-right in pencil.

Object Details

ID: PAH9226
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: O'Reilly, Montagu
Vessels: Waterloo (1818)
Date made: 1848
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 502 x 717 mm; Mount: 606 mm x 836 mm