Shipping off Bristol | Joseph Walter | 1837 Size:16"x12" It was the last major

It was the last major naval battle in history to be fought entirely with sailing ships

was a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War

They fought south west of the Gulf of Cádiz on 18 August and to the east of the small Portuguese port of Lagos

Legrand’s painting blends romanticism and heroism

and the effects of technical progress

Shipping off Bristol | Joseph Walter | 1837 Size:16"x12" It was the last majorMerchant shipping is shown in the Bristol Channel, off the mouth of the Avon, in the year of the accession of Queen Victoria. The ship on the far left is shown in port broadside view at anchor, with a quarter gallery window open. It flies a red pennant and Blue Peter flag to indicate that it is preparing to sail, and the boat going alongside may be putting a pilot on board. The ship shown in port bow view in the foreground may be its consort, since