Peter the Great at Deptford Dockyard

Peter the Great at Deptford Dockyard
ArtistDaniel Maclise
Year1857
TypeOil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions152.3 cm × 243.7 cm (60.0 in × 95.9 in)
LocationRoyal Holloway, London

Peter the Great at Deptford Dockyard is an 1857 history painting by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise. It depicts the a scene from the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great, when the Tsar Peter made a visit to Deptford Dockyard on the River Thames to study shipbuilding methods. It was one of a number of paintings during the Victorian era that depict manual labour including Work by Ford Madox Brown and Iron and Coal by William Bell Scott.

The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1857 at the National Gallery in London. It was acquired by the art collector Thomas Holloway who donated it along with many other works to Royal Holloway.

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