Ship paintings 1860 - 1939
These paintings capture some of the port of Liverpool's busiest times. These include the Mersey's pilot service, the bustling timber docks and Merseyside's involvement in both the American Civil War and the First World War.
Follow the links below to take a closer look at some of the collection's highlights.
- 'Pilot schooner number 1 Queen',
Charles Ogilvy
- 'CSS Florida',
Samuel Walters
- 'Boarding a slaver',
L Burke
- 'Canada Timber Docks, Liverpool, towards close of day', Robert Dudley
- 'Reliance',
William H Yorke
- 'Campania at the Spithead Review, 1897',
Parker Greenwood
- 'Polestar',
Edouard Marie Adam
- 'Hildebrand on the Amazon',
British School
- 'Pier Head, 1908',
Charles Cockerham
- 'Teutonic',
Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen
- 'Mauretania in dazzle paint',
Burnett Poole
- 'CSS Alabama',
Samuel Walters
- 'Pride of Liverpool leading vessels into the Mersey during the Great Storm of 1866',
Samuel Walters
- 'First boat race on the Mersey between cadets of HMS Conway and HMS Worcester, 11 June 1891',
Charles W Wyllie
A fully illustrated catalogue of marine paintings in the Merseyside Maritime Museum is available. Written by Anthony Tibbles, curator of maritime history, it provides an excellent overview of the collection. Copies are available from the museum shop or by mail order.
