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Charles William Wyllie: A regatta off HMS Worcester  wikidata:Q50889790 reasonator:Q50889790
Artist
Charles William Wyllie  (1853–1923)  wikidata:Q21463867
 
Charles William Wyllie
Alternative names
C. W. Wyllie; Wyllie; Charlie Wyllie
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 18 February 1853 Edit this at Wikidata 28 July 1923 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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artist QS:P170,Q21463867
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Title
A regatta off HMS Worcester Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"A regatta off HMS Worcester Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"A regatta off HMS Worcester Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
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English: A regatta off HMS Worcester

A scene showing a rowing race between the cadets of HMS 'Worcester' and HMS 'Conway' on the Thames. This annual boat race started in 1890 and took place between the cadets of the training ships HMS ‘Conway’, moored on the Mersey, and HMS ‘Worcester’, moored on the Thames. The race was held alternately on the Thames and the Mersey. The boys competed in six-oared whalers, and competition was fierce. Between 1898 and 1939, the shield was won by the 'Worcester' 14 times and the 'Conway' five times, with a dead heat in 1905. The 'Worcester' was a training ship between 1877 and 1939. She was originally called the 'Royal Sovereign' in 1833, then her name changed to 'Royal Frederick' and then to the 'Frederick William'. By the time she was launched in 1860 warship technology had moved on. As the 'Frederick William' she was not thought to be fit for service in battle. The Admiralty loaned her to the Board of the Thames Nautical College who were seeking a replacement for their training vessel.

This painting shows the race on the Thames, with one of the two crews forging ahead in the foreground of the painting. The crew of the other ship are still some way behind as they also try to complete the course. To the left a group of small boats with officials and spectators looking on. On the right behind the second rowing boat is a tender with billowing smoke. There is another version of this painting at Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool, showing the race held on the Mersey.

The painting is signed ‘Charles W. Wyllie’.

A regatta off HMS ‘Worcester’
Date Late 19th century - Early 20th century
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Painting: 502 mm x 1016 mm x 25 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC3734
Notes Signed.
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/15207
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Acquisition Number: OP1970-15
id number: BHC3734
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