Walter William May
Artworks: 14
Watercolor marine and coastal scenes
Known as Captain Walter William May he was a marine painter in watercolours painting coastal scenes in England, France and Holland. After his retirement from the navy he devoted himself to painting, and was a member of the Institute of painters in Water-colours. An example of his work is held at the Norwich Museum. Exhibited a number of works at the NWS, RA, and RBA.
Artworks by this artist (14 total)
- Loss of the M‘lellan 1855
- H.M.S. Assistance and Pioneer in Winter Quarters—Returning Daylight 1855
- Division of Sledges finding and cutting a road through heavy hummocks, in the Queen’s Channel 1855
- The Arctic Squadron in Leevly Harbour, Island of Disco, West Coast of Greenland 1855
- Sledge party returning through water during the month of July 1855
- Division of Sledges passing Cape Lady Franklin; Extraordinary masses of ice pressed against the North Shore of Bathurst Land 1855
- H.M.S. Assistance and Pioneer breaking out of Winter Quarters, 1854 1855
- Perilous position of H.M.S. Assistance and Pioneer, on the evening of the 12th of October, 1853.—Disaster Bay 1855
- H.M.S. Assistance and Pioneer fast to the Floe, off Cape Majendie, Wellington Channel, 1853 1855
- Division of Sledges finding and cutting a road through heavy hummocks, in the Queen’s Channel 1855
- Sledges in a fresh fair wind, going over Hummocky Ice 1855
- Franklin Relics brought by Dr. Rae 1855
- H.M.S. Assistance, in tow of the Pioneer (Captain Sherard Osborn), Passing John Barrow Mount, North of Wellington Channel, 1853 1855
- Encamping for the night 1855