Nicholas Pocock, 1740-1821

Nicholas Pocock, 1740-1821

Annapolis, Md. Conway Maritime Press in association with the National Maritime Museum|Naval Institute Press 1986

120 p., [8] colored p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

927.57 P741co 1986

(OCoLC)14687896

Pocock was one of the great figures of English marine painting in the eighteenth century. His work is of outstanding interest to maritime historians because, in addition to his skill as a painter, he had spent many years as a sea captain. He used his early experience to great effect and earned the confidence of distinguished naval patrons. Pocock is unusual in that so much supporting material survives. Working drawings, sketchbooks and letters abound, allowing the author to draw an exceptionally rounded picture of a man who meticulously recorded British maritime history for nearly forty years. -- Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109) and index.

91.1.191

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