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illustratus · 1 month

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The Battle of Trafalgar by John Christian Schetky

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ltwilliammowett · 1 month

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A British Squadron of the Red off Torbay in the Time of Queen Anne by John Christian Schetky (1778-1874)

#naval art #squadron of the red #18th century #age of sail #art

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centuriespast · 3 months

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Cutting Out the 'Chevrette', 21 July 1801 John Christian Schetky (1778–1874) National Maritime Museum

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marryat92 · 3 years

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That handsome, well-built man who is standing by the binnacle, is a Mr. Hautaine. He served six years as midshipman in the navy, and did not like it. He then served six years in a cavalry regiment, and did not like it. He then married, and, in a much shorter probation, found that he did not like that. But he is very fond of yachts and other men's wives, if he does not like his own; and wherever he goes, he is welcome.

— Frederick Marryat, The Three Cutters

The Cutter Yacht ‘Gazelle’ off Cowes by John Christian Schetky c. 1825

#frederick marryat #captain marryat #age of sail #yacht #the three cutters #john christian schetky #art #mr hautaine #...can't believe this player #anyway 'the three cutters' is one of my faves

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flyse · 6 years

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A Sea-piece, John Christian Schetky (Scottish, 1778–1874), 1843

Oil on canvas

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meisterdrucke · 2 years

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The Moment of Victory between HMS Shannon and the American Ship Chesapeake on 1st June 1813, 1857 by John Christian Schetky watercolour on paper, 1857 Private Collection

#John Christian Schetky #fineart #art #painting #artwork #masterpiece #fineartprint #gallery #museum

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imagediver · 7 years

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Detail from The Battle of Trafalgar, John Christian Schetky , about 1841

#The Battle of Trafalgar #John Christian Schetky #art history

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capitan-blood · 4 years

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Detail of a British Squadron of the Red off Torbay in the Time of Queen Anne by John Christian Schetky 1778-1874.

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todayclassical · 7 years

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June 1 in Music History

1549 Birth of composer Allesandre Spontone.

1611 Birth of composer Felician Schwab.

1639 Death of German composer Melchior Franck in Coburg, Germany.

1653 Birth of German organist and composer Georg Muffat Mégève, France.

1728 The Royal Academy of Music closes after a revival performance of Handel's opera Ademto in London.

1755 Birth of English composer Federigo Fiorillo in Brunswick.

1763 Birth of composer Christian Gottlob Saupe.

1765 Birth of composer Friedrich Ludwig Seidel.

1769 Birth of composer Joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner.

1771 Birth of composer Ferdinando Paër.

1772 Death of English baritone Marcellus Laroon.

1776 Birth of composer John George Schetky.

1804 Birth of Russian composer Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka.

1813 FP of Meyerbeer's "Wirth und Gast, oder Aus Scherz Ernst" Stuttgart.

1826 Birth of piano maker F. W. Bechstein in Gotha.

1826 Birth of composer Hermann Zopff.

1834 Birth of German cellist Wilhelm Muller.

1836 FP of Donizetti's "Il campanello de Notte" Naples.

1848 Birth of composer Otto Valdemar Malling.

1853 FP of Franz Liszt's Fantasy on Themes from Beethoven's Ruins of Athens and Fantasy on Hungarian Themes for piano and orchestra, in Budapest.

1862 Birth of Italian mezzo-soprano Alice Barbi in Modena.

1869 FP of third version Bedrich Smetana's opera The Bartered Bride at the Provisional Theater in Prague.

1879 Birth of Russian pianist Mark Hambourg.

1881 Birth of Hungarian mezzo-soprano Margaret Matzenauer.

1884 Birth of German soprano Henriette Gottlieb in Berlin.

1885 Birth of Polish baritone Eugeniusz Mossakowski in Lodz.

1889 Birth of Swedish mezzo-soprano Sigrid Onegin.

1892 Birth of American composer Samuel Barlow in NYC.

1898 Birth of composer Lieb Glantz.

1899 Birth of American composer and conductor Werner Janssen in NYC. 1903 Birth of English organist and composer Percy Whitlock in Chatham, England.

1903 Opening of Buxton Opera House in Derbyshire, England. In early years featuring performances by Gertrude Lawrence, Evelyn Laye, Gracie Fields and Hermione Gingold.

1905 Birth of composer Dinora de Carvalho.

1906 Birth of Russian opera and film composer Andrei Balanchivadze in St.

1906 Birth of English recording executive Walter Legge in London.

1909 Birth of Polish violinist Szymon Goldberg in Wloclawek. 1909 Death of Italian composer Giuseppe Martucci at age 53, in Naples.

1917 Birth of Czech baritone Premysl Koci in Rychvald.

1919 Birth of composer Boris Lazarevich Klyuzner.

1921 Birth of American arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle.

1923 Birth of German tenor Willy Van Hese.

1923 FP of Delius' incidental music to Hassan in Darmstadt Germany.

1923 FP of Roussell's "Padmâvatî" opera-ballet, Paris.

1924 Birth of mezzo-soprano Laura Sarti in Trieste.

1924 Birth of English music administrator Sir John Tooley.

1929 Birth of Canadian-American composer Yehudi Wyner in Alberta, Calgary.

1932 FP of Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 12 Collective Farm Symphony. Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, Albert Coates conducting in Moscow.

1936 Death of Bulgarian soprano Kristina Morfova.

1941 Birth of Dutch conductor Edo de Waart in Amsterdam.

1942 Birth of guitarist Paco Peña.

1943 Birth of American pianist Richard Goode in Brooklyn, NY. 1945 Birth of American mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade.

1946 Death of tenor Leo Slezak.

1948 Death of Portuguese composer Jose Vianna da Motta in Lisbon, Portugal.

1950 Birth of American tenor Philip Creech in Hempstead, NY.

1951 FP of Bondeville's "Madame Bovary" Paris.

1954 FP of Milhaud's "David" Jerusalem.

1957 Birth of Brazilian composer Eduardo Camenietzki in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

1965 Death of Italian tenor Manfredo Polverosi in Rome. 1966 Debut of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti at Covent Garden in London.

1967 FP of Argento's "Shoemaker's Holiday" Minneapolis.

1971 FP of Menotti's "The Hero" Philadelphia.

1984 Birth of Canadian composer Samy Moussa in Montréal, Canada.

1985 Death of Italian soprano Ines Alfani-Tellini.

1988 FP of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Symbolon for orchestra. New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta conducting in Lenningrad.

1991 FP of Peter Maxwell Davies' Ojai Festival Overture. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, with the composer conducting in the Ojai Valley north of Los Angeles, CA.

1994 Death of soprano Jeannette Walters.

2000 Death of baritone Oscar Czerwenka.

#classicalmusic #musichistory #todayclassical #today in music history #on this day

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chrislaguna1-blog · 6 years

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HMS Amelia and the French Frigate Aréthuse in Action 1813 ,(1852) by John Christian Schetky (at Hollywood Hills) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnu7XAmjyQz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11x9ssym0amx

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illustratus · 12 days

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The furious action between H.M.S. Mars and the French '74 Hercule off Brest on 21st April 1798

by John Christian Schetky

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ltwilliammowett · 8 months

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Cutting out

Cutting out is an attack with small boats, preferably at night and against an unsuspecting ship at anchor, which could not be larger than a frigate with 28 guns - because anything else would be almost impossible with such an attack and would be more like a suicide command.

Cutting out La Chevrette, 21 July 1801, by John Christian Schetky (x)

Now this tactic became popular in the late 18th century and was used extensively during the Napoleonic Wars. This heralded the emphasis on stealth and surprise that would dominate boarding tactics in the future.

Two examples are the successful cutting out of HMS Hermione which took place on 25 October 1799 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela and the cutting out of La Chevrette which took place on 21 July 1801 in Brest Harbour, Brittany.

#naval history #naval tactic #late 18th century #early 19th century #age of sail

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centuriespast · 9 months

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Salvage of Stores and Treasure from HMS 'Thetis' at Cape Frio, Brasil John Christian Schetky (1778–1874) National Maritime Museum

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marryat92 · 2 years

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“Gentlemen,” said Captain M — , as they stood round the table in the fore-cabin, waiting for his communication, “I must call your attention to a few points, which it is my wish that you should bear in remembrance, now that you are about to proceed upon what will, in all likelihood, prove to be an arduous service. This vessel has already done so much mischief, that I conceive it my duty to capture her if possible: and although there is no service in which, generally speaking, there is so great a sacrifice of life, in proportion to the object to be attained, as that which is generally termed ‘cutting out,’ yet, rather than she should escape, to the further injury of our trade, I have determined to have recourse to the measure.”

— Frederick Marryat, The King's Own

Cutting out the 'Chevrette', 21 July 1801, by John Christian Schetky.

#frederick marryat #captain marryat #age of sail #the king's own #cutting out #age of fighting sail #naval boarding #naval art #john christian schetky

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capitan-blood · 4 years

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Detail of Lord Anson's arrival at Spithead with prizes After May3 1747 Cape Finisterre Action by John Christian Schetky 1778-1875 Oil

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