Captains would act as marine artists' patrons, commissioning them to paint portraits of themselves and pictures depicting important battles.

Whatever the reason, a new group of marine artists now made their way onto the scene.

He achieved international success as a marine artist, travelling widely especially to Morocco and Turkey.

At the center, ask for Eric Wedge, a retired trawlerman and an amateur marine artist of more than ordinary talent.

John O'Brien (1831 - 1891) was a Canadian marine artist.

A single antique painting by Antonio Jacobsen, one of America's best known marine artists, is in the show.

John Cleveley the Elder (c.1712-1777) was an English marine artist.

He is an accomplished marine artist who has chosen as his subject 80 years of the battleship.

James Bard was a marine artist of the 19th century.

They had one child, a son named Edward Trenchard (1850-1922), who was a noted marine artist.