George Philip Reinagle

Training under Ramsay Richard Reinagle is recorded. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is marine art. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine. Work by George Philip Reinagle is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, National Library of Wales, Print Collection, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery and Dundee Art Galleries and Museums.

George Philip Reinagle was born in 1802 and was the youngest son of painter Ramsay Richard Reinagle (1775 –1862). He began painting alongside his father, though would mostly develop his skills by studying the works of Dutchmen Ludolf Backhuysen and Willem van de Velde. Reinagle would paint with oil as well as watercolours. He was also a draughtsman. In 1822, he presented his work for the first time at the Royal Academy, showing a nobleman's portrait, but soon turned to seascapes. He would then exhibit Ship in a Storm firing a Signal of Distress and a Calm in 1824, and A Dutch Fleet of the Seventeenth Century coming to Anchor in a Breeze the following year. He also showcased his works at the Society of British Artists. • Illustration — The Battle of Navarino, 1828 He went to Greece during the Greek War of Independence and in 1827 witnessed the naval battle of Navarino which he subsequently depicted the following years through a number of paintings such as Illustrations of the Battle of Navarin and Illustrations of the Occurrences at the Entrance of the Bay of Patras between the English Squadron and Turkish Fleets 1827. In 1833 he was in Portugal accompanying the British fleet. In 1834, Reinagle produced Admiral Napier's Glorious Triumph over the Miguelite Squadron after travelling with Admiral Charles Napier's fleet. Reinagle died on 6 December 1835 in Camden Town, London at the age of 33. His works can be found in museums and institutions in the United Kingdom and Greece, including British Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, National Maritime Museum, Athens War Museum and Hellenic Maritime Museum.

George Philip Reinagle is recorded as painter.