Hand pump for ship Clayton showing three women

showing three women

There is a working-class man's wide-brimmed hat at his feet and he wipes the honest sweat from his brow with a plebian spotted handkerchief

The 'Royal Albert' was a 121 gun three decker warship

Also showing a proposed statue of the Duke of Wellington

inscribed above in pencil: 'A Flying Fish taken in sight of Palm

Hand pump for ship Clayton showing three womenDesign for a ship's hand pump. Plan, elevation and section, 1: 12 scale. From Smeaton volume 2, fol. 116v. The deisgn was first executed by Hurrey & Co in 1765 for installation on a ship at Howden Dock, River Tyne. Original: ink on paper. 1765