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Brocktorff, Charles Frederick de
James Kennett Willson
John Lilley & Son Ltd
Meulen, Sieuwert van der
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Willson, George
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Egyptian–Ottoman War: Battle of St Jean D'Acre, 1840
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Coastline sketches of St Jean D'Acre (with one on reverse) (Drawing)
Sketch of the Battle of St Joan D'Acre, 3 Nov 1840, from the Westward 4: 10pm (Drawing)
Profile sketch of a Greek? soldier wearing helmet with a large feather plume (Drawing)
Pembroke 20 January 1838 (Drawing)
English 1st rate fighting vessel in full sail (Drawing)
Mountain scene in Greece (Drawing)
Princess Charlotte May 1834. Demonstration (Drawing)
Romantic scene of ruined bridge with wayfarer approaching (Drawing)
Sketch of H.M. Ship Prince Regent 120 Guns (Drawing)
Sketch of fighting vessel in full sail (Drawing)
Princess Charlotte in Malta Harbour by Moonlight - 13th April 1839 (Drawing)
Princess Charlotte in a storm (Drawing)
HMS Vigo in a violent storm with sails torn to shreds on passage from St Helena to England, 28 Dec 1821 (Drawing)
The Cambridge 80 (Drawing)
Royal William 80 1811 (Drawing)
Portrait of a country house with classical portico (Drawing)
Sketch of a view of sheep in a field and a house - Naville - 10 Septr 1834 (Drawing)
Greek scenery showing the temple of Theseus and Acropolis (Drawing)
Barham at anchor with two other naval ships (Drawing)
English fighting vessel Britannia - 'Of Fam'd Britannia were the gallant crew and from that Isle her Name the Vessel drew...Falconer' (Drawing)
Sketch of a view of a lake and mountains (Drawing)
Album of sketches of ships, persons and places by James Kennett Willson and Richard Kennett Willson, Royal Marines (Volume 1) (Album)
Sketchbook of ships people and places by James Kennett Willson, Royal Marines (Volume II) (Sketchbook)
Two French fighting vessels, St Iphigenie and Le Pallineur at anchor in calm water (Drawing)
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