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| Keywords: Nicholas Pocock - Woolwich Dockyard.jpg Artwork Creator Nicholas Pocock Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard The dockyard was built in 1514 by Henry VIII for the construction of his famous ship 'Harry Grace a Dieu' Royal Navy vessels were built at the yard until its closure in 1869 This view by Nicholas Pocock gives an indication of the scale of the enterprise by the late 18th century The area around the dockyard was known as the Warren and consisted of workshops warehouses timber yards barracks foundries and the nearby Royal Arsenal 1790 oil on canvas cm 138 5 190 5 institution National Maritime Museum Not on display http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/13428 html Royal Museums Greenwich object history credit line accession number BHC1950 http //www nmm ac uk/collections/explore/object cfm ID BHC1950 picture 1 content National Maritime Museum Greenwich Hospital Collection PD-old-100 Nicholas Pocock Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Port of London in art Paintings of the Thames 18th-century sailing ships in paintings 1790s paintings in the United Kingdom Military history of London Paintings of dockyards History of Woolwich Woolwich Dockyard | ||||
