BHC1782

Chatham Dockyard Long Caption: Due to its geographical situation, Chatham was the most important Royal Naval dockyard during the 17th century Dutch wars. However from the mid 8th century, it was only important as a building and repair yard rather than a naval base. In 1785, the Navy Board commissioned Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821), and Farington to paint panoramic views of the six naval dockyards for reference use by the Board in their offices, a project which took nearly ten years. The four paintings have considerable documentary value, providing a graphic account of the royal yards at their most important phase during the age of the sailing navy and based on White's accurate and official information. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection Object: BHC1782 Artist: Joseph Farington Date: 1785-1794 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 1372 mm x 2795 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.