Spectacular: The ‘Royal George’ at Deptford Showing the Launch of the ‘Cambridge’ by John Cleveley the Elder, in 1757.

This picture is a composite of two events, set at Deptford, combining the launch of the ‘Cambridge’, on October 21 1755 with a view of the ‘Royal George’, 100 guns, which was in reality launched a year later at Woolwich Dockyard. The painting shows considerable shipping detail and activities on the quayside, with a variety of small open craft, some clearly bearing official parties

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