Sketch of Scylla and Pelican at Spithead 6 Mar 1835

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Sketch of Scylla and Pelican at Spithead 6 Mar 1835

This pen and red chalk sketch shows the ships Scylla, on the left, and Pelican, on the right, both in starboard broadside view, at anchor with Pelican slightly closer to the coastline. Neither ship has any sails or flags hoisted. Another vessel, in similar condition, is depicted in the distance, on the far left of the picture.

This sketch is bound with PAH4813-PAH4836 and PAH4838-PAH4840.

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Object Details

ID:	PAH4837
Type:	Drawing
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Willson, James Kennett
Vessels:	Scylla (1809); Pelican (1812)
Date made:	1835
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 115 x 190 mm
Parts:	James Kennett Willson sketchbook 1834-1835. Album VI (Sketchbook) Sketch of steam and sailing vessels off a coast (Drawing) (PAH4814) Sketch of men-of-war at anchor in a calm sea off a coast (Drawing) (PAH4815) Sketch of lugger and man-of-war off a hilly coast (Drawing) (PAH4816) Sketch of a frigate and other vessels off Dover (Drawing) (PAH4817) Sketch of a church and churchyard in rural setting (Drawing) (PAH4818) Princess Charlotte May 1834. Demonstration (Drawing) (PAH4819) Sketch of the collision between Castor and Cameleon, 27 Aug 1834, taken from reading the proceedings of Lt McClenerty's Court Martial in the newspapers (Drawing) (PAH4820) Sketch of three men-of-war in a calm sea, two at anchor (Drawing) (PAH4821) Sketch of a church and churchyard, Kennington, 3 Oct 1834 (Drawing) (PAH4822) Sketch of a house with post and rail fenced garden Kennington - 4th Octr 1834 (Drawing) (PAH4823) Sketch of a cottage in a village, Froghook 6th Octr 1834 (Drawing) (PAH4824) Sketch of Charing Church, Kent 7th Octr 1834 (Drawing) (PAH4825) Sketch of a British frigate at sea off a coast (Drawing) (PAH4826) Two figures in military uniform, one with top boots (Drawing) (PAH4827) Barham off Sardinia 8.30pm March 1834 - on passage to England (Drawing) (PAH4828) Two men-of-war at anchor and a cutter (Drawing) (PAH4829) Sketch of four naval vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAH4830) Sketch of a three-decker and another naval vessel at anchor in calm water near a wharf (Drawing) (PAH4831) Sketch of a cutter? off a shore with buildings and fortified sea? wall (Drawing) (PAH4832) Sketch of four men-of-war at anchor in a calm sea (Drawing) (PAH4833) Sketch of a three-decker and a two-decker at anchor in choppy waters (Drawing) (PAH4834) Sketch of Britannia 120 (dismantling to pay off) Feby 1835 (Drawing) (PAH4835) Sketch of Carthagena, South America from the Boca Grande (1815) HMS Tanais (Drawing) (PAH4836) Sketch of Scylla and Pelican at Spithead 6 Mar 1835 (Drawing) (PAH4837) Sketch of three British naval vessels at anchor, including Magicienne (Drawing) (PAH4838) Sketch of two naval vessels off a mountainous coast (Drawing) (PAH4839) Sketch of a three-decker at sea (Drawing) (PAH4840)