Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 192 works by Robert Salmon in our catalogue
In short
View of Algiers, (painting) (1828) is the Robert Salmon painting that draws the most eyes. After it, the eye goes to Shipping off Greenock (1818) and Packet Ship Bolton, (painting) (1822). Among the 192 works of Robert Salmon in our catalog, these 100 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.
View of Algiers, (painting) is a maritime scene executed by Robert Salmon in 1828. The work captures the harbor of Algiers, presenting a detailed maritime view of the city and its surrounding waters.
Shipping off Greenock is an oil on panel painting by Robert Salmon. The work was created in 1818. This maritime piece depicts several ships sailing in the ocean, with mountains visible in the background. The composition includes boats of various sizes and positions, ranging from large vessels in the foreground to smaller boats scattered throughout the water. One of the larger ships contains a person visible on deck.
The artwork titled Packet Ship Bolton, (painting) presents a focused study of maritime transportation. Created by the artist Robert Salmon, the piece captures a specific vessel of commerce. This packet ship, designed for the regular carriage of mail and passengers, occupies the center of the sea. The work dates to about 1822.
The 'Ann' off Birkenhead is an oil on canvas by Robert Salmon. Painted about 1810, the work captures a specific moment of maritime activity. The vessel, the Ann, occupies the center of the scene, its sails catching the wind as it navigates the water. Around this primary ship, other vessels move through the sea, creating a sense of a busy maritime environment.
The scene unfolds in the painting Dismal Swamp Canal with Lake Drummond Hotel, (painting), a work that captures a specific moment in the year 1830. Here, the artist Robert Salmon invites us to witness the quiet industry and movement of the canal. The canvas holds a view of the waterway and the hotel, frozen in a time of expansion and maritime life. It is a window into a landscape shaped…
Visit of the Prince of Wales to Liverpool, 18 September, 18061807
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View of Greenock, Scotland1816
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View of Greenock, (painting)1816
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Armed Merchantman Entering Liverpool Harbor, (painting)1819
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South Sea Whale Fishing I1831 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Cutter Off the Clock, (painting)1829
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South Stack Lighthouse and Signal Station, (painting)1826
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Boston Harbor from Constitution Wharf (View of Charlestown,1833) (painting)1829
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Land's End, Cornwall, (painting)1826
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View of Burn Moor, (painting)1827
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Dock Opening Ceremonies, Bristol, England, (painting)1828
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Liverpool from Wallasey Foreshore1825
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Bridge at Sunderland, Durham County, England, (painting)1828
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Moonlight Coastal Scene1836 · Saint Louis Art Museum
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Shore and Figures1832 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Sunrise, (painting)1835
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View of the Royal Barges and Yacht, (painting)1836
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Whale Fishing, (painting)1832
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Plymouth Sound, England, (painting)1837 · Hamburger Kunsthalle
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Moonlight Coastal Scene, (painting)1836
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Coast of Wales, (painting)1832
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Royal Naval Vessels off Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven1839
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Diamond Cove Near Portland, Maine, (painting)1840
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A Sailing Ship in the Mersey1811 · Walker Art Gallery
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View of Palermo1845 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
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Ship Yard Fire Light, (painting)
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View of Greenock, Scotland1816 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
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Dismal Swamp Canal1830 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Boston Harbor as Seen from Constitution Wharf
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The New Ship Duncan
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In a Rough Sea, (painting)1802
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Shipping Off Whitehaven1803
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Moonlight over Whitehaven Harbor, England1801
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The Warley1804
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The East Indiaman 'Warley'1804 · National Maritime Museum
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A Frigate Coming to Anchor in the Mersey1802 · National Maritime Museum
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A packet off Liverpool1809 · National Maritime Museum
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Ships in harbor1805 · Yale Center for British Art
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Mail Packet with Other Shipping Off Liverpool, (painting)1809
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Mail Packet Off Liverpool, (painting)1809
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British Man O War in the Kyles of Bute, (painting)1813
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Shipping and Watermen in the Thames Off Greenwich Reach, (painting)1806
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Sloop on the Mersey1808
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A Mail Packet with Other Shipping off Liverpool1809
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Visit of the Prince of Wales to Liverpool On September 18, 1806, (painting)1807
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View of Liverpool Harbour1807
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The Liverpool in the Mersey (also known as Beating Up the Mersey)1810
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A Frigate of the Baltic Fleet off Greenock1818
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Ship off Liverpool1811
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Coastal Scene, (painting)1813 · Het Scheepvaartmuseum
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Full Rigged Ships and a Brig off the Coast of England1808
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A French Chasse Marie Attacking a British Merchant Ship1805 · The Beacon Museum
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Sailing Ship 'David Shaw'1807 · The Beacon Museum
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A Packet off Liverpool1809
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Liverpool Town Hall Illuminated, 18061807 · Walker Art Gallery
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View of the Middle Church and Harbour, Greenock1812
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A man-of-war of the red squadron, departing the 'tail of the bank' anchorage on the clyde1815
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Ships in a Stormy Sea, (painting)1821
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Shipwrecked1821
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A Ship Run Aground in Whitehaven Harbor1821
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The Custom House Quay, Greenock, Scotland1820
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Launch of the S.S. Christian1815 · Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum
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A Waterfall1822
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Shipping off Greenock1822
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Looking out across Whitehaven Harbour in a Flat Calm1815 · The Beacon Museum
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Launch of the 'Christian'1818
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The Custom House, Greenock1820
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The Low Lighthouse, North Shield1828 · Yale Center for British Art
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Ship in Storm1828 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Fire of House and Ship on Stocks1831 · Museum of Fine Arts
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South Sea Whale Fishing II1831 · Museum of Fine Arts
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The British Fleet Forming a Line off Algiers1829 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Ship Aground1827 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Smugglers by Moonlight1829 · Harvard Art Museums
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Cumberland in the Mersey, (painting)1824
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Boston from Pemberton Hill, (painting)1829
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Wharves of Boston, (painting)1829
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View of the Scottish Coast, (painting)1824
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British Cutter Off the Clock, (painting)1829
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British Fleet Forming a Line Off Algiers, (painting)1829
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View Down the Clyde1827
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View of the Scottish Coast1824
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Unknown1826
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Needles, Rocks Shore, Isle of Wight, (painting)1831
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Cunard Lighthouse1828
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Needles, Rocks and Shore, Isle of Wight1831
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Sailing Vessels in Boston Harbor, (painting)1829
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A Fire in Boston by Midnight1830
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Custom House at Greenock, Scotland, (painting)1828 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Shipping in President Roads, Off Boston Light1829
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Robert Salmon | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston | 12 | South Sea Whale Fishing I, Shore and Figures, Ship in Storm |
 National Maritime Museum |
London | 5 | The 'Ann' off Birkenhead, The East Indiaman 'Warley', A Frigate Coming to Anchor in the Mersey |
 The Beacon Museum |
Whitehaven | 4 | A French Chasse Marie Attacking a British Merchant Ship, Sailing Ship 'David Shaw', Looking out across Whitehaven Harbour in a Flat Calm |
 Walker Art Gallery |
Liverpool | 4 | A Sailing Ship in the Mersey, Liverpool Town Hall Illuminated, 1806 |
 Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum |
Madrid | 4 | View of Palermo, View of Greenock, Scotland |
 Yale Center for British Art |
New Haven | 2 | Ships in harbor, The Low Lighthouse, North Shield |
 Het Scheepvaartmuseum |
Amsterdam | 2 | Coastal Scene, (painting) |
 Saint Louis Art Museum |
Saint Louis | 1 | Moonlight Coastal Scene |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
Shipping off Greenock is an oil on panel painting by Robert Salmon. The work was created in 1818. This maritime piece depicts several ships sailing in the ocean, with mountains visible in the background. The composition includes boats of various sizes and positions, ranging from large vessels in the foreground to smaller boats scattered throughout the water. One of the larger ships contains a person visible on deck.
View of Algiers, (painting) is a maritime scene executed by Robert Salmon in 1828. The work captures the harbor of Algiers, presenting a detailed maritime view of the city and its surrounding waters.
The scene unfolds in the painting Dismal Swamp Canal with Lake Drummond Hotel, (painting), a work that captures a specific moment in the year 1830. Here, the artist Robert Salmon invites us to witness the quiet industry and movement of the canal. The canvas holds a view of the waterway and the hotel, frozen in a time of expansion and maritime life. It is a window into a landscape shaped…
View of Algiers, (painting) (1828). Shipping off Greenock (1818) and Packet Ship Bolton, (painting) (1822) come next.
53 years old: View of Algiers, (painting) dates from 1828, and Robert Salmon was born in 1775.
View of Algiers, (painting), Shipping off Greenock, Packet Ship Bolton, (painting), The 'Ann' off Birkenhead, Dismal Swamp Canal with Lake Drummond Hotel, (painting), Arctic Scene, (painting), Liverpool Harbor, Shipping on the Mersey, British Warship in Liverpool Harbor, (painting) and Four-Masted Clipper Ship in Liverpool Harbour. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 192 works by Robert Salmon, dated from 1801 to 1845.
Mostly in Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), National Maritime Museum (London) and The Beacon Museum (Whitehaven). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1820s: 35 of the 100 works on this page were made then, View of Algiers, (painting) among them.
On this page, the earliest is Arctic Scene, (painting) (1801) and the latest View of Palermo (1845).
Sailing ships (8), Maritime painting (6) and Water (5), across the 100 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 7 of the 100 works on this page.
Luminism and Romanticism, judging by the originals on this page.
South Sea Whale Fishing I, Shore and Figures and Ship in Storm: the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston holds 7 of the works on this page.
