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title: The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682
author: National Maritime Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16873/the-wreck-of-the-gloucester-off-yarmouth-6-may-168/
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updated: 2023-01-11
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# The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682

_Authored by National Maritime Museum_

## Image File

[![The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16873.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16873.jpg)

## Image Caption

*The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682*, oil on canvas, by Johan Danckerts, c. 1682. The painting shows James in the stern of a small boat being rowed away from the sinking Gloucester, while red-coated soldiers take an axe and a sword to those still in the water, desperately trying to climb aboard.

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, N. M. (2023, January 11). The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16873/the-wreck-of-the-gloucester-off-yarmouth-6-may-168/>
### Chicago
Museum, National Maritime. "The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16873/the-wreck-of-the-gloucester-off-yarmouth-6-may-168/>.
### MLA
Museum, National Maritime. "The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16873/the-wreck-of-the-gloucester-off-yarmouth-6-may-168/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-14842) by **National Maritime Museum**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 11 January 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.