'Shark' Sloop

Watercolour sketch of the ‘Shark’, a 16-gun British sloop launched in 1779. The ship is shown in port broadside view and flies the red ensign. An inscription beneath the image reads ‘Shark Sloop’.

The drawing is part of an album containing fifty-seven drawings (PAH4886–PAH4943) created by British naval officer Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844) during the late 1780s and the 1790s. The majority relate to his service as a lieutenant in ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90, in ‘Andromeda’ in 1790–93 and in ‘Queen’ in 1793–96. Included are portraits of Hollis’s shipmates, often with humorous captions, as well as scenes of everyday life ashore and afloat. This sketch is mounted on the same page as PAH4915.

Object Details

ID: PAH4916
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hollis, Aiskew Paffard
Vessels: Shark
Date made: 1785–98
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Image: 94 x 119 mm
Parts: Album of drawings (Album)