| John Cleveley (1712-1777) | |
| A marine painter | |
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John Cleveley the Elder was a prominent Thames artist who had originally been a shipwright by profession.
His sons, Robert and John Junior, were also artists. They lived in Deptford and worked in the Royal Dockyard, sometimes as caulkers or in other shipyard professions.
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 The Buckingham on the stocks at Deptford. © NMM |
A many number of his paintings were of local scenes - mainly shipbuilding and ship launches - including the Buckingham on the stocks at Deptford.
He continued to work as a shipwright ‘in the pay of His Mjs Navy’ whilst being a professional artist.
John's son, Robert Cleveley, died as a result of falling over a cliff at Dover.
| 1712 | Born in Southwark. |
| 1726 | Apprenticed to a joiner. |
| 1740s | Became a professional artist. |
| 1765 | Exhibited at the Free Society of Artists in London. |
| 1777 | Died at King's Yard Row, Deptford |
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