Sketch of two sailing vessels at sea inscribed ' Raven and Sparkling Foam '

This watercolour sketch depicts two sailing vessels under sail. The nearest vessel (on the left) is the brigantine ‘Raven’ of 1873 (official number 66357). The more distant three-masted vessel (on the right) is the barquentine ‘Sparkling Foam’, built in 1868. Inscribed in graphite lower left, ‘“Raven” & “Sparkling Foam”’. Bound with PAG4311-PAG4331, PAG4333-PAG4341.

ID:	PAG4332
Type:	Drawing
Materials:	Watercolour
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Fraser, John
Vessels:	Raven (1873); Sparkling Foam (1868)
Date made:	1910-11
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 174 x 252 mm
Parts:	John Fraser Sketchbooks: Britian (Whitstable). 1910-11. Volume 9 (Sketchbook) Sketch of a bow deck inscribed 'Bow of the Promise - Exeter' (Drawing) (PAG4312) Rough sketch of a rowing boat and a sailing vessel (Drawing) (PAG4313) Very rough sketch of a figure stooping by a basket against a cloudy sky (Drawing) (PAG4314) Sketch of a sailing vessel by a quayside (Drawing) (PAG4315) Sketch of part of a sailing vessel (Drawing) (PAG4316) Very rough sketch of a hilly landscape (Drawing) (PAG4317) Rough sketch of a vessel near a jetty (Drawing) (PAG4318) Rough sketch of a landscape with trees and a house (Drawing) (PAG4319) Sketch of a windmill and houses with milestone in the foreground inscribed '1 1/2 miles to Whitstable' (Drawing) (PAG4320) Rough sketch of a landscape with houses overlooking the sea (Drawing) (PAG4321) Slight sketch of the bow view of a sailing vessel and smaller vessel nearby (Drawing) (PAG4322) Very rough sketch of vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAG4323) Rough sketch of a sailing vessel, annotated (Drawing) (PAG4324) Study of a small fishing vessel at sea with a jetty nearby (Drawing) (PAG4325) Study of a sailing vessel stranded at low water (Drawing) (PAG4326) Rough sketch of a sailing vessel at sea and a smaller vessel nearby (Drawing) (PAG4327) Study of figures on a beach with horse and cart in the background (Drawing) (PAG4328) Rough sketch of vessels at sea and a beached boat (Drawing) (PAG4329) Sketch of stern part of a wooden boat inscribed 'Mary Ann Faversham' (Drawing) (PAG4330) Study of a sailing vessel inscribed 'Mary Ann of Faversham leaving' (Drawing) (PAG4331) Sketch of two sailing vessels at sea inscribed ' Raven and Sparkling Foam ' (Drawing) (PAG4332) Sketch of a sailing vessel listing to starboard inscribed 'Post boy 37F' (Drawing) (PAG4333) Slight sketch of vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAG4334) Sketch of a sailing vessel and rowing boat with figure at sea (Drawing) (PAG4335) Study of a sailing vessel (Drawing) (PAG4336) Rough sketch of a beached vessel with figures and small sailing vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAG4337) Small sketch of a sailing vessel with figure and small boat (Drawing) (PAG4338) Study of a sailing vessel listing to starboard and another vessel beyond (Drawing) (PAG4339) Study of two men in a rowing boat near the shore with sailing vessels beyond (Drawing) (PAG4340) Sketch of two sailing vessels at sea inscribed 'Wm Dyer' and 'Uzziahh' (Drawing) (PAG4341)

Sketch of two sailing vessels at sea inscribed ' Raven and Sparkling Foam '

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