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Taking in ballast Long Caption: During the First World War, John Everett was at first unable to sketch outdoors due to wartime security regulations, but in the spring of 1918, the Ministry of Information asked him to depict London river scenes. Everett received a permit to draw, and that summer, spent every day at the docks. Dazzle was a type of camouflage developed by the artist Norman Wilkinson in 1917, in response to the heavy losses sustained by British merchant ships to German U-boat submarines. As a practical sailor, Everett’s work reflects the knowledge he gained from living on board a ship. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAH6683 Artist: Herbert Barnard John Everett Date: 1918 Medium: crayon and graphite on paper Size: 436 mm x 573 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.