MAKE A MEME View Large Image Fisher Harding was master shipwright at the Deptford yard from 1686-1705. He designed and built the second Royal Sovereign, a first-rate warship of 100-guns, which was launched at Woolwich in 1701. The diarist Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) ...
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Keywords: Fisher Harding was master shipwright at the Deptford yard from 1686-1705. He designed and built the second Royal Sovereign, a first-rate warship of 100-guns, which was launched at Woolwich in 1701. The diarist Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) described Harding as 'a very slow man, of no learning, authority and countenance', but he could clearly build ships. The wooden ruler, pair of dividers and plans of the ship in this portrait show Harding's technical mastery of his trade. The magnificent Royal Sovereign demonstrates the practical application of his skills. Fisher Harding was master shipwright at the Deptford yard from 1686-1705. He designed and built the second Royal Sovereign, a first-rate warship of 100-guns, which was launched at Woolwich in 1701. The diarist Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) described Harding as 'a very slow man, of no learning, authority and countenance', but he could clearly build ships. The wooden ruler, pair of dividers and plans of the ship in this portrait show Harding's technical mastery of his trade. The magnificent Royal Sovereign demonstrates the practical application of his skills. Fisher Harding Master Shipwright with the launch of the Royal Sovereign 1701 by Jonathan Richardson.jpg Fisher Harding Master Shipwright active 1698-1701 with the Launch of the 'Royal Sovereign' 1701 <br/> Courtesy of the National Maritime Museum Greenwich London 1701 Oil on canvas cm 127 103 Institution NMM National Maritime Museum http //www nmm ac uk/collections/explore/object cfm ID BHC2743 other versions PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1701; Fisher Harding Jonathan Richardson 18th-century portrait paintings in the National Maritime Museum London 1701 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1701 portrait paintings Male 18th-century oil portraits of standing men at three-quarter length 18th-century sailing ships in paintings Fisher_Harding Allonge wigs in paintings Marine portraits Portraits with dividers Uploaded with UploadWizard Fisher Harding was master shipwright at the Deptford yard from 1686-1705. He designed and built the second Royal Sovereign, a first-rate warship of 100-guns, which was launched at Woolwich in 1701. The diarist Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) described Harding as 'a very slow man, of no learning, authority and countenance', but he could clearly build ships. The wooden ruler, pair of dividers and plans of the ship in this portrait show Harding's technical mastery of his trade. The magnificent Royal Sovereign demonstrates the practical application of his skills.
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