How you can use this image
This image can be used for non-commercial research or private study purposes, and other UK exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the United Kingdom under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Any other type of use will need to be cleared with the rights holder(s).
Review the copyright credit lines that are located underneath the image, as these indicate who manages the copyright (©) within the artwork, and the photographic rights within the image.
The collection that owns the artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.
Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.
Notes
Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.
A contemporary interpretation of the Relief of Gibraltar by Earl Howe on 11 October 1782. Since the garrison at Gibraltar had not received any supplies since Darby's relief in April 1781, Lord Howe sailed for Gibraltar in September 1782. He took a fleet of 183 sail, 38 of which were ships of the line. Howe arrived off the Straits on 11 October and, putting the merchant ships before him, headed for the Mole. Unfortunately, most of the ships missed it and were carried east into the Mediterranean, where Howe and his men-of-war were forced to follow them. Waiting for him in Algeciras Bay, only four miles from Gibraltar, was a Franco-Spanish fleet of 48 ships of the line, and these followed Howe in turn. After some manoeuvring, the wind changed to east, which enabled Howe and the merchantmen to return to Gibraltar. The success of the manoeuvre was greatly assisted by the new code of signals based on the system of Admiral Kempenfelt. All the merchantmen moored safely between 16 and 18 October so that Gibraltar had another year's supplies.
Title
Relief of Gibraltar by Earl Howe, 11 October 1782
Date
c.1782
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 72.4 x W 105.4 cm
Accession number
BHC0453
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
-
Bombardment of the Morro Castle, Havana, 1 July 1762 National Maritime Museum -
The Battle of The Saints, 12 April 1782 National Maritime Museum -
The Destruction of Two Sallee Rovers by the 'Rose' and the 'Shoreham' in Mogador Bay, 1734 National Trust, Felbrigg Hall -
The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 Government Art Collection -
The Defence of Gibraltar, with the English Taking up the Spanish and French Sailors in Distress, 14 September 1782 Guildhall Art Gallery -
The Capture of Port Louis, Cuba, 8 March 1748 National Maritime Museum -
Relief of Gibraltar by Earl Howe, 11 October 1782 National Maritime Museum - 17 more