William Lionel Wyllie

1851 — 1931

English painter of maritime themes (1851-1931)

William Lionel Wyllie, also known as W. L. Wyllie, was a prolific English painter of maritime themes in both oils and watercolours. He has been described as "the most distinguished marine artist of his day." His work is in the Tate, the Royal Academy, the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, and many other institutions around the world.

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Loss of HMS Pathfinder, September 5th 1914

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

'Well Done "Condor"': The Bombardment of Alexandria

Storm and Sunshine: A Battle with the Elements

"Black Diamonds" / Bugsbys Hole

Birth of a Titan - HMS Blake, 1890

Home with Glory

The 'Teutonic' leaving Liverpool

The Passing of a Great Queen

'Count Spee sinking Monmouth' (at the Battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914)

The last of Blücher

Restoring HMS Victory

'Renown' Leaving Portsmouth Harbour

A Breezy Day on the Medway, Kent

A Castle by a Lake

A Coast View

A herring fishery

A Ship and Seabirds near the Coast

Barry Docks

Countryside

Liberty Men Landing from Spithead

Panorama of the Western Front

Panorama of the Western Front

Romney Marsh

The 'Gloucester Hulk' at Chatham

The Battle of Gravelines, 29 July 1588

The Battle of the Nile

The Opening of Tower Bridge, London, 30 June 1894

The Pool of London

The Rebuilding of Blackfriars Bridge

The Storming of Zeebrugge Mole, St George's Day, 23 April 1918

Wooden Warships on the Medway (Man O'War at Anchor)

A Coastal Scene at Sunset

Ave Maria

The Goodwin Sands, Kent

Blessing the Sea

Old Hulks, Portsmouth

French fishing boats at low tide

Our river

River scene

Toil, Glitter, Grime and Wealth on a Flowing Tide

Scene on the Lower Thames

HMS 'Leonidas' at Upnor, 1885

Rochester Castle, Kent

The Thames near Charing Cross, London

Commerce and Sea Power

The Battle of the Nile

The Battle of North Foreland, June 1653

Harbour Lights, France

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805

Low Water Berck-sur-Mer

The Portsmouth Fishing Fleet: The Breeze Falls Light

The Burning of the Old Semaphore Tower, Portsmouth, 20 December 1913

Masters of the Seas

Ypres to the Sea

Destruction of the German Raider 'Leopard' by HMS 'Achilles' and HMS 'Dundee'

Loss of HMS 'Pathfinder', 5 September 1914

Review of the Grand Fleet in the Firth of Forth after the Armistice

With Drums and Rolling Music, Like a Queen: Ships of the Atlantic Fleet Play the Victory into Dock

View from Greenwich Park

'The Nelson Touch': Restoring HMS 'Victory', 1805-1925

The Main Yard of HMS 'Victory' Being Crossed

The Battle of Trafalgar Panorama