Barge Collection

Topsail barge under sail on the Thames, London, c1905

Henley Bridge, Henley-on-Thames, London, 1803

Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. Artist: Frederick James Havell
Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. View with boats and crew on Regents Canal and figures on the dockside

The motor yacht La Toquade at anchor, 1939. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The motor yacht La Toquade at anchor, 1939

Barges in the Pool of London. River Thames and Tower Bridge, London, 1962. Artist: CM Dixon
Barges in the Pool of London. River Thames and Tower Bridge, London, 1962. Part of the Tideway of the Thames, the Pool of London was navigable by tall-masted vessels bringing coastal

View of the west side of Tower Bridge, London, c1950
View of the west side of Tower Bridge, Stepney, London, c1950, from the beach at Tower Wharf, showing children playing. Barges pass along the river in the background

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, c. 1761. Creator: Bernardo Bellotto
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, c. 1761

Shipping in the Pool of London: A Vista from London Bridge to Tower Bridge, c1935. Barges on the River Thames. From " Wonderful London, Volume 1", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

The River Thames with Richmond Bridge and Richmond Hill in the distance, London, 1867. View showing boats and barges on the water. Richmond is now in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames

Limehouse Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Limehouse Dock, 1872. Limehouse Dock in Tower Hamlets used by seagoing vessels to offload cargo to canal barges, for onward transport along the Regents Canal. From, " LONDON

Wharves at Limehouse, London, c1850. Artist: Frederick J Goff
Wharves at Limehouse, London, c1850. View with barges in the foreground

The Disembarkation of Cleopatra at Tarsus. Artist: Lorrain, Claude (1600-1682)
The Disembarkation of Cleopatra at Tarsus. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Junction Canal, Northamptonshire, 1819. Artist: John Hassell
Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Junction Canal, Northamptonshire, 1819. A Boat approaching the entrance to the great tunnel from the Blisworth end

Montagu-House, Whitehall, the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Montagu-House, Whitehall, [London], the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. 'We give a View of the river front of this noble mansion, the exterior of which is now almost complete

The British Association at Bath: aqueduct of the Kennet and Avon Canal...near Bath, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The British Association at Bath: aqueduct of the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Limpley Stoke, near Bath, 1864. 'The aqueduct of the Kennet and Avon Canal, over the River Avon

British nurses on hospital barge, 19 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British nurses on hospital barge, 19 Jun 1917. A Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNSR) staff nurse, Territorial Force Nursing Service (TFNS) sisters

Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, [London], sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. 'a great fire broke out in the waterside premises of Messrs

Scene of the disaster at Beloeil Bridge...Canada, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the disaster at Beloeil Bridge, near Montreal, on the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, 1864. Engraving from a sketch

Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon
Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864. 'A novel kind of sailing-match...was that which took place on the Thames, on Friday week under the auspices of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club

Tver'. Left: Otroch Monastery, Ekaterininskaia Church, Church of Sts. Mina, Victor and..., 1910
Tver'. Left: Otroch Monastery, Ekaterininskaia Church, Church of Sts. Mina, Victor and Vincent. Right: Church of the Nativity of Christ in Rybaki, 1910

The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864. '...the Prince and Princess of Wales, with their infant son, Prince Albert Victor

Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. View of '...piles being driven in, and scaffolding of an extensive character being erected to support

View over the Oude Schans on the Montelbaanstoren, 1870-1923. Creator: Willem Witsen
View over the Oude Schans on the Montelbaanstoren, 1870-1923

The arrival of the Weesper Schuit on the Buiten Amstel (Diary, November 19), 1805-1808. Creator: Christiaan Andriessen
The arrival of the Weesper Schuit on the Buiten Amstel (Diary, November 19), 1805-1808

Seas off the Coast, with Spritsail Barge, 1697. Creator: Ludolf Bakhuizen
Seas off the Coast, with Spritsail Barge, 1697

Accident at the Entry Lock of the East India Docks, Blackwall, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Accident at the Entry Lock of the East India Docks, Blackwall, [London], 1858. The vessels were the brig Ocean, of Shoreham, bound to Swansea, with a cargo of copper ore, and the collier brig Lustre

Perennial Performance in Paradise, between c1825 and c1850. Creator: Unknown
Perennial Performance in Paradise, between c1825 and c1850

View of Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, c17th century. Creator: Anthonie Beerstraaten
View of Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, c17th century

Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Plate: Table XIV(b). A popular illustrated textbook for children

Landscape with a windmill by moonlight, 1847-1899. Creator: Jacob Henricus Maris
Landscape with a windmill by moonlight, 1847-1899

Landscape with a moored barge with barrels, 1756-1826. Creator: Cornelis Buys
Landscape with a moored barge with barrels, 1756-1826

The Prince of Wales on board the State Barge of the Maharajah at Benares...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales on board the State Barge of the Maharajah at Benares, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India

River landscape with various barges, 1741-1820. Creator: Abraham Delfos
River landscape with various barges, 1741-1820

The Rupelmonde house on the Vecht, 1754-1820. Creator: Hermanus Numan
The Rupelmonde house on the Vecht, 1754-1820

Jaap you need even more money (diary, November 10), 1805-1808. Creator: Christiaan Andriessen
Jaap you need even more money (diary, November 10), 1805-1808

The Spui in The Hague, (from the south?), 1800-1880. Creator: Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove
The Spui in The Hague, (from the south?), 1800-1880

Royal Peacock Barge, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Royal Peacock Barge, Late 19th century

Elaine, 1897. Creator: Henry Wolf
Elaine, 1897

View of the city of Paris seen from the Quai de Miramion, 1749. Creator: Nathaniel Parr
View of the city of Paris seen from the Quai de Miramion, 1749. A View of Paris, from the church of Nostre Dame to the Pont de la Tournelle, taken from the Quai de Miramion'

View of the Town Hall and the River Seine in Paris, 1749. Creator: Paul Angier
View of the Town Hall and the River Seine in Paris, 1749. A View of the Town House, or Guild Hall of Paris, wherein are seen at a Distance Pont Mary [Marie], & the Wooden Bridge Called Pont rouge

Sailing barges on the water in front of a Dutch town, 1758-1815. Creator: Nicolaas Wicart
Sailing barges on the water in front of a Dutch town, 1758-1815

Quiet inland waterway with mooring boat, 1758-1815. Creator: Nicolaas Wicart
Quiet inland waterway with mooring boat, 1758-1815

The Muscovite legation visiting Amsterdam, 29 August 1697, 1697-1708. Creator: Abraham Storck
The Muscovite legation visiting Amsterdam, 29 August 1697, 1697-1708

Houses on a Waterway near Crooswijk, 1874. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind
Houses on a Waterway near Crooswijk, 1874

Overschie in the Moonlight, 1871. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind
Overschie in the Moonlight, 1871

Landscape with barge, c.1886. Creator: Jacob Henricus Maris
Landscape with barge, c.1886

Summer Afternoon, 1895. Creator: Hans am Ende
Summer Afternoon, 1895

Barges on a River, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Charles Francois Daubigny
Barges on a River, mid-late 19th century

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