This was a talk given on Wednesday 5th February 2025.

Dr James Taylor, a former curator of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, introduced the diverse subjects of traditional marine painting and focused on the development of the genre in Britain from the 1670s to the present day.

They include sea battles, ship portraits, ports and harbours, Captain James Cook and Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, yachts, clipper ships and ocean liners, as well as official war artists.

An introduction to the historic buildings of the National Maritime Museum, namely the Queen’s House and Old Royal Naval College, is also featured as they were instrumental in the development of maritime art.