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John Cleveley the Elder

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22: 33: 79:, in the pay of His Mys Navy’ in letters of administration granted by the Admiralty in 1778 to his widow, probably when she was first fitting out), from about 1745 he also worked as a painter, mostly ship portraits, dockyard scenes of shipbuilding and launches, and some other marine views. They combined his knowledge of shipbuilding with accurate architectural and topographical detail. Apparently mostly self-taught, it is possible that dockyard ship-painters also gave him some training in this area. He toured 124:, (though the former ship was only launched a year later, and would have been of too deep a draught to appear where it does) (National Maritime Museum, London). 225: 21: 205: 278: 73:. Continuing his work in that area throughout his life (indeed, he is referred to as ‘carpenter belonging to His Majesty’s Ship 258: 268: 273: 263: 32: 169: 147: 65:. He was not from an artistic background, and his father intended him to follow the family trade of 96: 189: 127:
The theme for a series of six paintings, displayed in the parlour of one of the survivors of the
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The Loss of the 'Luxborough' Galley in 1727 and the Escape of Some of her Crew
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The 'Royal George' at Deptford Showing the Launch of 'The Cambridge'
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Artfortune bio - John the Elder Cleveley (c. 1712-1777)
240: 49:(c.1712 – 21 May 1777) was an English 31: 20: 241: 157:James Cleveley, ship's carpenter on 105:(National Maritime Museum, London). 37:frigate and fishing boats in harbor 13: 212:(National Maritime Museum, London) 14: 290: 279:18th-century English male artists 219: 28:(1755) by John Cleveley the Elder 154:(1747–1809), twins, both artists 195: 183: 115:off Deptford at the launch of 1: 259:18th-century English painters 176: 7: 141: 10: 295: 226:"The Cleveley Family", at 148:John Cleveley the Younger 39:in the collection at The 192:. Accessed 2 August 2013 103:The Royal Yacht Caroline 97:National Maritime Museum 93:Sixth-Rate on the Stocks 86: 56: 47:John Cleveley the Elder 269:British marine artists 43: 29: 274:People from Southwark 264:English male painters 61:Cleveley was born in 35: 24: 234:The Mariners' Museum 170:last Pacific voyage 133:, was repeated in 208:2011-06-08 at the 44: 30: 130:Luxborough Galley 71:Deptford Dockyard 286: 213: 199: 193: 187: 150:(1747–1786) and 41:Mariners' Museum 294: 293: 289: 288: 287: 285: 284: 283: 239: 238: 222: 217: 216: 210:Wayback Machine 200: 196: 188: 184: 179: 152:Robert Cleveley 144: 89: 59: 17: 16:English painter 12: 11: 5: 292: 282: 281: 276: 271: 266: 261: 256: 251: 237: 236: 231: 221: 220:External links 218: 215: 214: 194: 181: 180: 178: 175: 174: 173: 155: 143: 140: 139: 138: 125: 106: 100: 88: 85: 58: 55: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 291: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 246: 244: 235: 232: 230: 229: 224: 223: 211: 207: 204: 198: 191: 186: 182: 171: 167: 163: 162: 156: 153: 149: 146: 145: 136: 132: 131: 126: 123: 121: 120: 114: 113: 107: 104: 101: 98: 95:, now in the 94: 91: 90: 84: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 64: 54: 52: 51:marine artist 48: 42: 38: 34: 27: 23: 19: 249:1710s births 227: 197: 185: 172:, 1776–1780. 160: 134: 128: 118: 112:Royal George 111: 108: 102: 92: 74: 60: 46: 45: 36: 25: 18: 254:1777 deaths 81:East Anglia 243:Categories 228:Portcities 177:References 161:Resolution 203:Biography 159:HMS  119:Cambridge 117:HMS  110:HMS  99:, London. 63:Southwark 206:Archived 142:Children 164:during 76:Victory 67:joinery 122:, 1755 87:Works 166:Cook 57:Life 168:’s 245:: 201:* 53:.

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Mariners' Museum
marine artist
Southwark
joinery
Deptford Dockyard
Victory
East Anglia
National Maritime Museum
HMS Royal George
HMS Cambridge
Luxborough Galley
John Cleveley the Younger
Robert Cleveley
HMS Resolution
Cook
last Pacific voyage
Artfortune bio - John the Elder Cleveley (c. 1712-1777)
Biography
Archived
Wayback Machine
"The Cleveley Family", at Portcities
The Mariners' Museum
Categories
1710s births
1777 deaths
18th-century English painters
English male painters
British marine artists

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