Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 54 works by Robert Dodd in our catalogue
Summary
The most widely known painting by Robert Dodd is Shipping In The Pool Of London, in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London. The next entries are Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783 (1784) and Hms 'victory' At Spithead, (1791). The catalogue documents 54 works by Robert Dodd; the 52 entries below are the best known, listed in rank order with date, holding museum and description.
In Shipping In The Pool Of London, Robert Dodd captures a bustling maritime scene centered on the River Thames in London, England. The work presents a moment of industry and movement within the Pool of London, where the water is populated by various types of ships and boats. Some vessels are seen sailing across the river, while others remain moored, creating a sense of a working, living port. This collection…
Greenwich From The Isle Of DogsNational Maritime Museum
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The Mutineers Turning Lieut. Bligh And Part Of The Officers And Crew Adrift From His Majesty's Ship
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Landing Of British Troops, Under General Sir Ralph Abercromby
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Three Views of "Amity Hall" With a View of Dover and the White CliffsMuseum of Fine Arts
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A three-masted merchantman in two positions off Tynemouth
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Serapis
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Lady Juliana
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Bridports Action Groix
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Hms Ramillies
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Guillaume Tell
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Hms Blanche And Pique
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Battle Of The Nile
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On Her Beam EndsNational Maritime Museum
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Loss Of Hms 'ramillies'National Maritime Museum
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The 'victory' Sailing From SpitheadNational Maritime Museum
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Nelson Forcing The Passage Of The Sound
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Blowing Up The Wreck
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The Battle Of The First Of JuneNational Maritime Museum
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Ship Abandoned In Abating StormNational Maritime Museum
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Lord Rodney Breaking The French Line Off Dominica
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Brigg Observeregaging The Jack
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East Indiaman Taking A Pilot Off Dover, Kent
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Flucht Jeanne De Saint-remys
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The 'quebec' And 'surveillante' In Action -National Maritime Museum
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A Commodore Coming In To AnchorNational Maritime Museum
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Ms Bounty
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The 'artois' Capturing Two Dutch PrivateersNational Maritime Museum
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The Victory Of Lord Rodney Over The French Fleet Off Dominica
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The Indiaman 'royal Charlotte'National Maritime Museum
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Action At Sea - A French Frigate Completely DismastedNational Maritime Museum
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Action Between The 'amazone' And Hms 'santa Margarita'National Maritime Museum
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Taking To The BoatsNational Maritime Museum
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Hms 'shannon' Taking Uss 'chesapeake'National Maritime Museum
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The Capture Of The 'amazone' By Hms 'santa Margarita'
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The Battle Of CopenhagenNational Maritime Museum
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English Ships In Table Bay
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End Of The Action Between Hms 'magicienne' And La 'sibylle'National Maritime Museum
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Combat De La Fregate Amazone Et Du Hms Santa Margarita JuilletNational Maritime Museum
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End Of Action Between The Magician And The Sibyl In January
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Start Of Action Between The Magician And The Sibyl January
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Start Of The Action Between Hms 'magicienne' And 'la Sibylle'
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Action At Sea - An English And A French Frigate EngagingNational Maritime Museum
The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.
The 3 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Robert Dodd | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Maritime Museum |
London | 20 | Shipping In The Pool Of London, Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783, Greenwich From The Isle Of Dogs |
 Het Scheepvaartmuseum |
Amsterdam | 1 | Naval Battle near Kamperduin, 11 October 1797 |
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Houston | 1 | Three Views of "Amity Hall" With a View of Dover and the White Cliffs |
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Shipping In The Pool Of London, National Maritime Museum, London. The following entries are Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783 (1784) and Hms 'victory' At Spithead, (1791).
Shipping In The Pool Of London, Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783, Hms 'victory' At Spithead,, HMS 'Victory' at Spithead,, Naval Battle near Kamperduin, 11 October 1797, Battle of Pulo Aura, Straits of Malacca on 15th February 1804, An English frigate escorting a large international merchant convoy, Morning after the battle of the Nile, Venerable and The Defeat Of The Combined Forces Of France And Spain At The Battle Of Trafalgar. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.
The catalogue records 54 works by Robert Dodd, dated between 1784 and 1815.
Principally in National Maritime Museum (London), Het Scheepvaartmuseum (Amsterdam) and Museum of Fine Arts (Houston). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
In 1790s: 3 of the 52 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Hms 'victory' At Spithead,.
The earliest dated work listed here is Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783 (1784); the latest is Morning after the battle of the Nile (1815).
Boats (5), Naval battle (5) and British navy (4), out of the 52 works listed on this page.
Neoclassicism, as documented by the works on this page.
Shipping In The Pool Of London, Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783 and Greenwich From The Isle Of Dogs are among the 20 works on this page in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London.
