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Artist
Nicholas Pocock  (1740–1821)  wikidata:Q1859751
 
Nicholas Pocock
Alternative names
Nicholas Pococke; Pococke; Pocock; N. Pocock
Description British painter
Noted for detailed paintings of naval battles during the Age of Sail
Date of birth/death 2 March 1740 Edit this at Wikidata 9 March 1821 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bristol, England, UK Raymead, Cookham, Berkshire, England, UK
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q1859751
Title
Wreck of HMS Crocodile at Prawle Point, Devon in 1784. 1784: The HMS Crocodile, Captain Williamson, 170 men, was returning from India and was with HMS Rodney, Royal Henry, Worcester, and the East Indiaman Dutton, when, after entering the English Channel, the ships encountered thick fog and at half past two in the morning of the 9 May 1784, the Crocodile struck the rocks at Prawle Point, Devon, England. All of her crew were saved as well as some important despatches she was carrying.
label QS:Len,"Wreck of HMS Crocodile at Prawle Point, Devon in 1784. 1784: The HMS Crocodile, Captain Williamson, 170 men, was returning from India and was with HMS Rodney, Royal Henry, Worcester, and the East Indiaman Dutton, when, after entering the English Channel, the ships encountered thick fog and at half past two in the morning of the 9 May 1784, the Crocodile struck the rocks at Prawle Point, Devon, England. All of her crew were saved as well as some important despatches she was carrying."
label QS:Lfr,"Le naufrage du HMS "Crocodile", de la Royal Navy, en mai 1784, sur la côte de Prawle Point (Angleterre, au sud de Devon)"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Date 1785
date QS:P571,+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 65 cm (25.5 in); width: 92 cm (36.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,65U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,92U174728
Object history sold at Drouot Richelieu, Salle 8, Tableaux Anciens, Paris, Wednesday, April 07, 2010, lot 26
Source/Photographer 1. marinearchaeology.org/
2. ArtUK

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current21:22, 21 March 2016Thumbnail for version as of 21:22, 21 March 20162,237 × 1,574 (2.73 MB)Trzęsaczhttp://www.artuk.org/artdetective/discussions/discussions/is-this-really-the-work-of-nicholas-pocock/page/9
21:51, 15 December 2014Thumbnail for version as of 21:51, 15 December 2014658 × 464 (36 KB)Mjroots{{Information |Description ={{en|1=Painting by w:Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821) of the wreck of HMS ''Crocodile'' at Prawle Point, Devon in 1784.}} |Source =http://www.marinearchaeology.org/Crocodile.htm |Author =Nicholas Pocock |Da...

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