Admiralty Collection (page 3)

Portrait of the Governors of the Kloveniersdoelen, 1642. Creator: Govaert Flinck
Portrait of the Governors of the Kloveniersdoelen, 1642

Les evenements de Grece; Les "triumvirs" a Salonique: l'amiral Coundouriotis, M. Venizelos
Les evenements de Grece; Les "triumvirs" a Salonique : l'amiral Coundouriotis, M. Venizelos et le general Danglis. 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

The New Admiralty Buildings, St. James's Park, London, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The New Admiralty Buildings, St. James's Park, London, c1900. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne]

Portrait of Hendrik Lijnslager, Sea Captain with the Admiralty of Amsterdam, 1720. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Hendrik Lijnslager, Sea Captain with the Admiralty of Amsterdam, 1720

View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. Creator: Anon
View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. A view of the Admiralty at Amsterdam, of the store houses, wharfes and docks, belonging to it and to the East India Company of Holland'

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1 Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War. On Sunday afternoon, August 12, H.M

Les fetes de la victoire a Londres; le defile des "Bluejackets" devant la tribune royale... 1919
Les fetes de la victoire a Londres; le defile des "Bluejackets" devant la tribune royale edifiee en avant du monument de la reine Victoria et du palais de Buckingham

Les fetes de la victoire a Londres; le 19 juillet 1919: l'amiral Beatty, au second plan... 1919
Les fetes de la victoire a Londres; le 19 juillet 1919: l'amiral Beatty, au second plan vers la gauche, suivi de son etat-major, precede le defile des marins; au premier plan, vus de dos

La bataille navale du Jutland; Le contre-amiral Horace Hood qui perit avec... 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
'La bataille navale du Jutland; Le contre-amiral Horace Hood qui perit avec l'Invincible battant son pavillon, 1916

La bataille navale du Jutland; Le vice-amiral Sir David Beatty, commandant... 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
'La bataille navale du Jutland; Le vice-amiral Sir David Beatty, commandant l'escadre de croiseurs de bataille britanniques, 1916

La bataille navale du Jutland; Le contre-amiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot... 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
'La bataille navale du Jutland; Le contre-amiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot qui perit avec le Defence, battant son pavillon, 1916

Coat of arms of Van Dorth and of Admiral Jacob Willekens and an empty coat of arms, 1623-1699. Creator: Anon
Coat of arms of Van Dorth and of Admiral Jacob Willekens and an empty coat of arms, 1623-1699. With handwritten text concerning the departure of a fleet in 1623 towards South America

Memorial column for Lieutenant Admiral M.A. De Ruyter in Debrecen, 1900-1950. Creator: Anon
Memorial column for Lieutenant Admiral M.A. De Ruyter in Debrecen, 1900-1950. Watercolour of the memorial column, founded in Debrecen (Hungary)

Portrait of Adam van Westerwolt (1580-1639), 1636. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Adam van Westerwolt (1580-1639), 1636. Other Title(s): Portrait of Adam van Westerwolt (1580-1639), Extra-ordinary Councilor of the Dutch East India Company

David Anckarloo, 1687-1765, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Per Krafft the Elder
David Anckarloo, 1687-1765, mid-late 18th century

Portrait of Maerten Harpertsz Tromp (1597-1653), after 1640. Creator: Workshop of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt
Portrait of Maerten Harpertsz Tromp (1597-1653), after 1640

Portrait of François van Aerssen, Lord of Sommelsdijk, Vice-Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland
Portrait of Francois van Aerssen, Lord of Sommelsdijk, Vice-Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland, 1728

The Shipyard of the Amsterdam Admiralty, 1655-1660. Creator: Ludolf Bakhuizen
The Shipyard of the Amsterdam Admiralty, 1655-1660

View of the Arsenal at the Admiralty in Amsterdam, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of the Arsenal at the Admiralty in Amsterdam, 1742-1801

View of the Arsenal at the Admiralty in Amsterdam, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of the Arsenal at the Admiralty in Amsterdam, 1742-1801

Portrait of Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Horne, Admiral of the Netherlands, Member of the Counc Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Horne, Admiral of the Netherlands, Member of the Council of State, 1540-1650. Copy after Anthonis Mor

Portrait of Justus de Huybert, Clerk of the States of Zeeland and of the Admiralty, c.1665. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Justus de Huybert, Clerk of the States of Zeeland and of the Admiralty, c.1665

Portrait of Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Horne, Admiral of the Netherlands, Member of the Council of State, 1562

Les allies a Monastir; L'amiral anglais Troubridge, visitant la ville reconquise, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les allies a Monastir; L'amiral anglais Troubridge, visitant la ville reconquise, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Petronella de Lange (1779-1835), Wife of Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen, 1835. Creator: Jakob Josef Eeckhout
Petronella de Lange (1779-1835), Wife of Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen, 1835

Allegory on the flourishing of the Dutch Fishery after the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67), 1667-1671. Attributed to Willem Eversdijck

Portrait of Jan Cornelisz Meppel, Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland, 1661. Creator: Jan Albertsz. Rotius
Portrait of Jan Cornelisz Meppel, Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland, 1661

Portrait of a Dutch Admiral of the Fleet, 1570-1610. Creator: Circle of Pieter Pietersz
Portrait of a Dutch Admiral of the Fleet, 1570-1610

Portrait of Mattheus Augustijnsz Steyn, Councilor in the College of the Admiralty of the Northern Qu Creator
Portrait of Mattheus Augustijnsz Steyn, Councilor in the College of the Admiralty of the Northern Quarter in Dokkum, 1588

George Monk (1608-69), 1st Duke of Albemarle, English Admiral and Statesman, 1650-1700

Michiel de Ruyter and his Family, 1662. Creator: Juriaen Jacobsz
Michiel de Ruyter and his Family, 1662

Willem Joseph Baron van Gendt (1625-1672). Vice Admiral, 1667-1702. Creator: Jan De Baen
Willem Joseph Baron van Gendt (1625-1672). Vice Admiral, 1667-1702

Jacob Cornelisz Banjaert, called van Neck (1564-1638), Admiral, Burgomaster and Councilor of Amsterd Creator
Jacob Cornelisz Banjaert, called van Neck (1564-1638), Admiral, Burgomaster and Councilor of Amsterdam, 1605

View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756. Creators: Robert Sayer, Robert Watts
View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756. A Perspective View of the Borders of the Neva

U.S.S. Baltimore, Admiral Watson, 1900, c1900. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Baltimore, Admiral Watson, 1900, c1900

Portrait of Pieter Willemsz Verhoeff (c.1573-1609), after c.1607. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Pieter Willemsz Verhoeff (c.1573-1609), after c.1607

Portrait of an Admiral, possibly Adriaen Banckert, Vice-Admiral of Zeeland, c.1670. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of an Admiral, possibly Adriaen Banckert, Vice-Admiral of Zeeland, c.1670

Portrait of Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Tromp in Roman Costume, 1650-1692. Creator: Abraham van Westervelt
Portrait of Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Tromp in Roman Costume, 1650-1692. Other Title(s): Portrait of Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Tromp in Roman Costume

Portrait of Jacob Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam, Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland... 1640-1665
Portrait of Jacob Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam, Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland, 1640-1665

Portrait of Willem de Zoete de Laeke (?-1637), Lord of Hautain, c.1609-c.1633

Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72), c.1609-c.1633. Creator: Workshop of Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn
Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72), c.1609-c.1633

The Peace Illuminations - the Admiralty, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Peace Illuminations - the Admiralty, 1856. London celebrations to mark the end of the Crimean War. It was necessary that the people should share, or appear to share

The New Naval Uniforms, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The New Naval Uniforms, 1856. In...the Dress Uniform of the Admiral...there are to be three rows only of distinction lace on the sleeves; and the epaulets have lace straps with three stars

Portrait of a Boy, called The Young Son of Admiral van Nes (The Admiral's Son), 1669. Creator: François Verwilt
Portrait of a Boy, called The Young Son of Admiral van Nes (The Admiral's Son), 1669

A Keelhauling, according to the non attested Tradition, of the Ship's Doctor of Admiral...1660-1686 Creator
A Keelhauling, according to the non attested Tradition, of the Ship's Doctor of Admiral Jan van Nes, 1660-1686

Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667. Other Title(s): Portrait of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676), Vice Admiral

The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 Oct 1658 during the Swedish War, 1872
The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 October 1658 during the Swedish War 1657-60, 1872. (The Dutch naval squadron, having defeated the Swedish fleet)

Allied Naval Commanders in the Baltic and Black Seas, 1856. Creator: W Thomas
Allied Naval Commanders in the Baltic and Black Seas, 1856. Officers of the Anglo-French Alliance in the Crimean War. Hon. Sir R. S. Dundas, Sir C. Napier, Sir E. Lyons, J. W

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"Admiralty: A Legacy of Exploration and Leadership" The history of the admiralty is intertwined with tales of courage, exploration, and leadership. From the ill-fated expedition of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in 1845 to the valiant Captain Francis Crozier's command on HMS Terror, these stories echo through time. One cannot discuss the admiralty without mentioning Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, a legendary figure whose exploits during battles like Trafalgar in 1798-1799 still inspire awe. The artistic rendition by Henry Bone captures his commanding presence perfectly. The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice in Barrow exemplify the challenges faced by sailors navigating treacherous Arctic waters. These brave men pushed boundaries in their quest for discovery. Even amidst war, as seen in Churchill's photo from May 1915, the admiralty remained steadfast. Their strategic decisions shaped naval operations during World War I. Captain Sir John Franklin's tragic fate serves as a reminder of the risks undertaken by those who ventured into uncharted territories. His ill-fated Arctic expedition ended tragically but sparked further exploration. Russia's frozen Neva River showcases how even formidable forces can be tamed by nature's icy grip. It highlights both Russia's maritime heritage and its ability to adapt to extreme conditions. Mr Winston Churchill, First Lord alongside Admiral Lord Fisher symbolizes collaboration between political leaders and military minds—a partnership crucial for effective governance at sea. Looking back further into history brings us to Samuel Pepys—an influential figure responsible for modernizing Britain’s navy during his tenure as Secretary to the Admiralty from 1673-1679. His reforms laid foundations that endure today. Algiers' bustling harbor view reminds us that naval power extends beyond British shores—international relations were vital for maintaining control over important trade routes throughout history. Finally, witnessing trials of anchors at Royal Dockyard Sheerness offers insight into meticulous preparations undertaken to ensure the safety and efficiency of naval operations.