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"On Board: A Glimpse into Captivating Moments in History" Step aboard a journey through time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of art

Background imageOn Board Collection: The Last of England, 1855. Artist: Ford Madox Brown

The Last of England, 1855. Artist: Ford Madox Brown
The Last of England, 1855. From World Famous Paintings edited by J Grieg Pirie [W.& G. Foyle Ltd. London, 1938]

Background imageOn Board Collection: Dancing between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Dancing between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Dancing between Decks, 1850. Emigrants leaving for the colonies: United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

Background imageOn Board Collection: 1st Earl of Birkenhead with his daughter on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925

1st Earl of Birkenhead with his daughter on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930) with his daughter Lady Pamela Smith Berry, Baroness Hartwell (1915-1982) on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925

Background imageOn Board Collection: The Helmsman, 1925, (1926). Artist: Arthur Briscoe

The Helmsman, 1925, (1926). Artist: Arthur Briscoe
The Helmsman, 1925, (1926). From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Background imageOn Board Collection: The crew of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert III, Norway, 1904 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra

The crew of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert III, Norway, 1904 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
The crew of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert III, Norway, 1904 (1908). From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Background imageOn Board Collection: Horse-riders going toward the Bois de Boulogne; Cavaliers se Rendant au Bois de Bologne

Horse-riders going toward the Bois de Boulogne; Cavaliers se Rendant au Bois de Bologne
825256 Horse-riders going toward the Bois de Boulogne; Cavaliers se Rendant au Bois de Bologne, 1888 (gouache on board) by Toulouse-Lautrec

Background imageOn Board Collection: The Moon Nymph, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board)

The Moon Nymph, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board)
989893 The Moon Nymph, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board) by Falero, Luis Riccardo (1851-96); 50.7x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moon Nymph. Luis Riccardo Falero (1851-1896)

Background imageOn Board Collection: Aboard H. M. S. Prince of Wales, 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Aboard H. M. S. Prince of Wales, 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Aboard H.M.S. " Prince of Wales", August 1941, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the deck of the battleship Prince of Wales during the Second World War

Background imageOn Board Collection: The sailor lads of the training ship HMS Lion at Devonport, Devon, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett

The sailor lads of the training ship HMS Lion at Devonport, Devon, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett
The sailor lads of the training ship HMS Lion at Devonport, Devon, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st August 1896

Background imageOn Board Collection: A marching out battalion parade on board the training ship HMS Lion, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett

A marching out battalion parade on board the training ship HMS Lion, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett
A marching out battalion parade on board the training ship HMS Lion, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 7th August 1896

Background imageOn Board Collection: Meditation, c. 1942 (gouache on newsprint on board)

Meditation, c. 1942 (gouache on newsprint on board)
987589 Meditation, c.1942 (gouache on newsprint on board) by Ramos Martinez, Alfredo (1871-1946); 57.8x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Meditation; Meditacion)

Background imageOn Board Collection: Children Feeding Ducks Beside a Cottage in a Wooded Lane, (watercolour with white heightening)

Children Feeding Ducks Beside a Cottage in a Wooded Lane, (watercolour with white heightening on board)
652103 Children Feeding Ducks Beside a Cottage in a Wooded Lane, (watercolour with white heightening on board) by Stannard

Background imageOn Board Collection: The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas)

The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas)
989488 The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); 80x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barber of Suez. Leon Bonnat (1833-1922). Oil on canvas

Background imageOn Board Collection: Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons

Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume III, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

Background imageOn Board Collection: THE NAUTICAL ADVENTURES OF A CAT: 1. We Found Him on Board a Derelict in Mid-Ocean

THE NAUTICAL ADVENTURES OF A CAT: 1. We Found Him on Board a Derelict in Mid-Ocean. 2. Somehow He Managed to Get Round an Ancient Officer, who was also a Bit of a Naturalist. 3

Background imageOn Board Collection: The Argonauts Leaving Colchis, 1480. Creator: Ercole de' Roberti

The Argonauts Leaving Colchis, 1480. Creator: Ercole de' Roberti
The Argonauts Leaving Colchis, 1480. This small panel was part of the decoration of a cassone or wedding chest. According to an old description

Background imageOn Board Collection: Gen. Virbeck [i.e., Verbeck; Chandler Hale; Adm. Togo; [and] Gen. Grant, 1911

Gen. Virbeck [i.e., Verbeck; Chandler Hale; Adm. Togo; [and] Gen. Grant, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Virbeck [i.e., Verbeck; Chandler Hale; Adm. Togo; [and] Gen. Grant, 1911. Shows men on the Lusitania welcoming Japanese admiral Togo Heihachiro to New York City

Background imageOn Board Collection: War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Shows drilll on the USS Washington which was renamed the Seattle in Nov. 1916.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Shows the armored cruiser USS Washington ACR-11, later USS Seattle.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Shows the dreadnought battlship USS Utah, BB-31. Commissioned in 1911.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Shows the dreadnought battlship USS Utah, BB-31. Commissioned in 1911.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Harvard - Yale Athletes, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harvard - Yale Athletes, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harvard - Yale Athletes, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Departure Yale - Harvard Athletes, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Departure Yale - Harvard Athletes, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Departure Yale - Harvard Athletes, 1911.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Capt. Peterssen of PRINCESS IRENE, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. Peterssen of PRINCESS IRENE, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Peterssen of PRINCESS IRENE, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageOn Board Collection: De Rigny and Tety Langy holding dogs, D'Alveres and brother, Oscar and Stella Hammerstein, 1910

De Rigny and Tety Langy holding dogs, D'Alveres and brother, Oscar and Stella Hammerstein, 1910.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop next to train, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop next to train, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop next to train, 1910.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop, 1910.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop with Clifford Harmon, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop with Clifford Harmon, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop with Clifford Harmon, 1910.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Scott, Kieber, Zacker, Lush, and Merkel on boat deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Scott, Kieber, Zacker, Lush, and Merkel on boat deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Scott, Kieber, Zacker, Lush, and Merkel on boat deck, 1910.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Marines aboard Prairie, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Marines aboard Prairie, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines aboard Prairie, 1911.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Mrs. G. Gould, Jay Gould, Marjorie Gould, and Geo. Gould, in boat deck, 1911

Mrs. G. Gould, Jay Gould, Marjorie Gould, and Geo. Gould, in boat deck, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. G. Gould, Jay Gould, Marjorie Gould, and Geo. Gould, in boat deck, 1911.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Kaiser and Prince of Monaco on boat 'Meteor', 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Kaiser and Prince of Monaco on boat "Meteor", 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser and Prince of Monaco on boat "Meteor", 1913. Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848-1922) and Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941).

Background imageOn Board Collection: Kaiser on ship 'Meteor', 1913. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain

Kaiser on ship "Meteor", 1913. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain
Kaiser on ship "Meteor", 1913.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Hospital boat, a mother, her child, and a doctor, upper deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Hospital boat, a mother, her child, and a doctor, upper deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Hospital boat, a mother, her child, and a doctor, upper deck, 1910.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Hospital boat, mothers and children on upper deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Hospital boat, mothers and children on upper deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Hospital boat, mothers and children on upper deck, 1910.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Antonio Scotti, Lucrezia Bori, Pasquale Amato, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Antonio Scotti, Lucrezia Bori, Pasquale Amato, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Antonio Scotti, Lucrezia Bori, Pasquale Amato, 1912. Shows Italian opera singers Antonio Scotti (1866-1936), Lucrezia Bori (1887-1960), Pasquale Amato (1878-1942) arriving in New York on Oct

Background imageOn Board Collection: Bleriot & wife, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Bleriot & wife, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Bleriot & wife, 1912. Shows French aviator Louis Ble´eriot (1872-1936) and his wife who were part of a French delegation sent to the unveiling of a Rodin bust of Samuel Champlain at the Champlain

Background imageOn Board Collection: Flag at 1/2 mast on FLORIDA 1/13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Flag at 1/2 mast on FLORIDA 1/13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Flag at 1/2 mast on FLORIDA 1/13, 1913.

Background imageOn Board Collection: On MARTHA WASHINGTON going to Balkan War, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

On MARTHA WASHINGTON going to Balkan War, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
On MARTHA WASHINGTON going to Balkan War, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912.

Background imageOn Board Collection: F.C. Smith, Madeleine Smith, Mrs. E. Holmes, Louise Day, Margaret Smith..., between c1910 and c1915

F.C. Smith, Madeleine Smith, Mrs. E. Holmes, Louise Day, Margaret Smith..., between c1910 and c1915
F.C. Smith, Madeleine Smith, Mrs. E. Holmes, Louise Day, Margaret Smith (Mrs. K. Easton), R.A.C. Smith & wife, between c1910 and c1915. Shows New York City Commissioner of docks Robert A.C

Background imageOn Board Collection: On deck of USS Arkansas, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

On deck of USS Arkansas, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
On deck of USS Arkansas, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Olympic, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Olympic, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Olympic, 1911. Shows the arrival of the White Star ocean liner Olympic in New York, June 21, 1911 after her maiden transatlantic voyage.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Mary Moore and Sir Chas. Wyndham on boat deck, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Mary Moore and Sir Chas. Wyndham on boat deck, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mary Moore and Sir Chas. Wyndham on boat deck, 1916.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Mrs. D.S. Andrews (A.V. Hayne), 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. D.S. Andrews (A.V. Hayne), 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. D.S. Andrews (A.V. Hayne), 1915. Shows New York City socialite Alma Vetsera Hayne (1890-1919) who married Donald Shields Andrews (1894-1930) on April 24, 1915.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Barrientos, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Barrientos, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Barrientos, 1917. Shows Spanish soprano opera singer Maria Barrientos (1883-1946) on board the Swedish liner Saga, bound for South America.

Background imageOn Board Collection: Escaped from Tampico, in launch, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Escaped from Tampico, in launch, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Escaped from Tampico, in launch, 1914. Shows seven men who escaped in a small boat from Tampico, Mexico arriving in Galveston, Texas. The men left during the U.S



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"On Board: A Glimpse into Captivating Moments in History" Step aboard a journey through time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of art, as we explore various masterpieces that depict life "on board. " Travel back to 1855 with Ford Madox Brown's "The Last of England, " where emotions run high on a ship bound for new horizons. Witness the bond between a father and daughter as they sail on their yacht around the Isle of Wight in c1925, beautifully captured by an unknown artist. Experience the thrill of adventure with Arthur Briscoe's "The Helmsman" from 1926, where skilled hands guide ships through treacherous waters. Delve into idyllic scenes like "Children Feeding Ducks Beside a Cottage in a Wooded Lane, " showcasing peaceful moments amidst nature's beauty. Witness elegance and sophistication as horse-riders make their way towards Bois de Boulogne in Paris, immortalized by an unknown artist. Marvel at the ethereal beauty of "The Moon Nymph" painted by an anonymous artist in 1883. Discover historic events etched forever on board H. M. S Prince of Wales during World War II, depicted by an unknown creator. Explore life onboard training ships such as HMS Lion, where sailor lads learn discipline and camaraderie under William Crockett's watchful eye. Glimpse into royalty's private world aboard Victoria and Albert III during their visit to Norway in 1904, exquisitely portrayed by Queen Alexandra herself. Experience deep contemplation with gouache painting "Meditation" from c1942 or get lost within the vibrant colors of "The Barber of Suez. " These artworks offer us glimpses into different eras and aspects of life spent on board various vessels – be it yachts or warships – each telling its own unique story. Join us on this visual voyage as we unravel the mysteries and emotions that lie "on board.