#nicholas pocock

[marryat92]

Foreshadowing the boy-heroes of Henty and Kipling, Marryat’s midshipmen escape from home and school into realms of adventure which promise freedom but instead place them on a lowly rung of a complex pecking order of sailors, officers, and gentlemen—at the pinnacle of which stand family, country, and God. In The Settlers in Canada, Alfred Campbell says that “a midshipman’s ideas of independence are very great,” but the navy is the wrong place to realize those ideas: “I had rather range the wilds of America free and independent,” he tells his family, “than remain in the service, and have to touch my hat to every junior lieutenant.” Alfred’s discontent is, however, not quite typical, and he is happy enough when later promoted. Though there is usually a moment when Marryat’s heroes regret what they have left behind, it passes quickly.

— Patrick Brantlinger, Rule of Darkness: British Literature and Imperialism, 1830–1914

Nelson's Flagships at Anchor, Nicholas Pocock, 1807.

[ltwilliammowett]

Logbook Entries from the Voyage of the Minerva, Captain Nicholas Pocock, c. 1776

Pen and ink on paper, detailing observations on May 2nd-7th and 14th-25th, May 1776, aboard the Minerva "From Bristol towards Nevis," each day with typical records of distance, latitude, longitude, and weather, and also with detailed watercolor en grisaille depictions of the Minerva at sail.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Ships in a Gale by Nicholas Pocock, 1800.

[handfuloftime]

Happy Battle of Cape St Vincent Day! 

Paintings:

Nicholas Pocock, The ‘Captain’ Capturing the ‘San Nicolas’ and the ‘San Josef’ at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797 (1808)

John Hayter, Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew (c. 1833)

George Jones, Nelson Boarding the ‘San Josef’ at the Battle of Cape St Vincen4, 14 February 1797 (1829) 

John Hoppner, Admiral John Jervis, 1735-1823, 1st Earl of St Vincent (late 18th/early 19th c)

Daniel Orme, Nelson Receiving the Surrender of the ‘San Josef’ at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797 (1799)

[manfrommars2049]

The Frigate 'Triton'; by Nicholas Pocock - Further info in comments. via ImaginaryWarships

[beebascloset]

I was working on my art calendar and was relying on Wikipedia and I found this guy named Nicholas Pocock so of course I went crazy

[marinepaintings]

The HMS Defence at the Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794 (details), Nicholas Pocock, 1811

[alineuponthewind]

The Battle of Lissa - Nicholas Pocock

[marryat92]

As there was no time to lose, our hero very soon bade adieu to his paternal roof, as the phrase is, and found his way down to Portsmouth. As Jack had plenty of money, and was very much pleased at finding himself his own master, he was in no hurry to join his ship, and five or six companions not very creditable, whom either Jack had picked up, or had picked up Jack, and who lived upon him, strongly advised him to put it off until the very last moment.

— Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy

Portsmouth, drawing by Nicholas Pocock, c. 1800.

[ltwilliammowett]

The French 80-gun ship of the line Le Saint-Esprit in battle in 1782 (Battles of Saint-Christophe, West Indies). By Nicholas Pocock, 1784

[drrestlesshate]

Nicholas Pocock - Nelson's Flagships At Anchor

[hzaidan]

Nicholas Pocock, Destruction of the French squadron 01 Work of Art, Marine Paintings - With Footnotes, #229

Nicholas Pocock, Destruction of the French squadron 01 Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #229

Nicholas Pocock, (1740–1821) Destruction of the French squadron of Admiral Leissègues at Santo-Domingo – 6 February 1806, c. 1808 Oil on canvas National Maritime Museum

The Battle of San Domingo was a naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars fought on 6 February 1806 between squadrons of French and British ships of the line off in the Caribbean. The French squadron, under Vice-Admiral Corentin Urbain…

[oldpaintings]

Duckworth’s action off San Domingo, 6 February 1806, 1808 by Nicholas Pocock (English, 1740--1821)

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Filmed/Edited by D Holcomb Featuring: Josh Anderson Raph Louis Skyler Gallardo Tony Ceccarelli Nicholas Strother Derek Lemke Burt Pocock Blake Lamb Jesse Gomez Bryce Bugera Jake Aaronson

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[bluewinnerangel]

The real reference of the ship tattoo

Just saw this post about Harry's ship tattoo which reminded me I had found the actual painting this tattoo is based on a while back. So I guess this is a debunk of that theory. It's not a french "Louis" ship but an English ship called the "Victory". It doesn't debunk the ship-and-compass connection tho, waves can try but they won't break that one.

The ship is from a painting by Nicholas Pocock called Nelson's Flagships at Anchor.

A description of the ship: Dominating the right foreground is the 'Victory', 100 guns, shown in her original state, with open stern galleries, and not as she was at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She is shown at anchor flying the flag of Vice-Admiral of the White, Nelson's Trafalgar rank, and firing a salute to starboard as an admiral's barge is rowed alongside, amidst other small craft. (x)

[seamusicpoetry]

The British Fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 [before the Battle of Copenhagen] by Nicholas Pocock,1810

watercolour on cream wove paper