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William Joy, A Lugger Driving Ashore in a Gale

William Joy

British · 1803–1867 · Painter

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  1. William Joy, A Coastal Scene With Fishing Boats And Other Shipping, Figures On A Beach In The ForegroundA Coastal Scene With Fishing Boats And Other Shipping, Figures On A Beach In The ForegroundLawrences Auctioneers · £2,400≈ $3,283≈ €2,760Sign up to see
  2. William Joy, Cape of Good Hope, oil on canvasCape of Good HopeStrauss & Co · ZAR 37,520≈ $2,065≈ £1,704≈ €1,929Sign up to see
  3. William Joy, A Stiff Onshore Breeze With A Dismasted Merchantman Foundering On The RocksA Stiff Onshore Breeze With A Dismasted Merchantman Foundering On The RocksLawrences Auctioneers · £300≈ $401≈ €360Sign up to see

William Joy’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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William Joy, Fishing Vessels and Merchant Barques at Sea, watercolour
Fishing Vessels and Merchant Barques at Sea
Chorley's · Apr 21, 2026
£250Sign up free to see
William Joy, A Coastal Scene With Fishing Boats And Other Shipping, Figures On A Beach In The Foreground
A Coastal Scene With Fishing Boats And Other Shipping, Figures On A Beach In The Foreground
Lawrences Auctioneers · Feb 10, 2026
£2,400Sign up free to see
William Joy, Untitled, Shipping in choppy waters watercolour and bodycolour 19 x 28.5cm
Untitled
Sworders · Nov 11, 2025
£250Sign up free to see
William Joy, A Stiff Onshore Breeze With A Dismasted Merchantman Foundering On The Rocks
A Stiff Onshore Breeze With A Dismasted Merchantman Foundering On The Rocks
Lawrences Auctioneers · Sep 24, 2024
£300Sign up free to see
William Joy, Segelschiffe auf hoher See, Aquarell
Segelschiffe auf hoher See
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Jun 20, 2024
€390Sign up free to see
William Joy, Man O'War Closing A French Fisherman In The Channel, Watercolour
Man O'War Closing A French Fisherman In The Channel
Elstob & Elstob · Sep 13, 2023
£200Sign up free to see
William Joy, Cape of Good Hope, oil on canvas
Cape of Good Hope
Strauss & Co · Mar 13, 2023
ZAR 37,520Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Joy, A Lugger Driving Ashore in a Gale
A Lugger Driving Ashore in a Gale1830
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
William Joy, Escape of HMS 'Clyde' from the Nore mutiny, 30 May 1797
Escape of HMS 'Clyde' from the Nore mutiny, 30 May 17971830
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich
William Joy, HMS 'Clyde' Arriving at Sheerness After the 'Nore' Mutiny, 30 May 1797
HMS 'Clyde' Arriving at Sheerness After the 'Nore' Mutiny, 30 May 17971830
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich
William Joy, Ships Of The Line
Ships Of The Line1832
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust
William Joy, A British Frigate Dropping Anchor
A British Frigate Dropping Anchor
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Joy, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Joy, Dutch Fishing Boats at Anchor in an Estuary
Dutch Fishing Boats at Anchor in an Estuary
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Joy, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Joy, Dutch Fishing Boats at Anchor in an Estuary
Dutch Fishing Boats at Anchor in an Estuary1850
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Joy, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Joy, Saving a Crew near Yarmouth Pier (to illustrate Captain Manby's invention for saving lives from wrecks)
Saving a Crew near Yarmouth Pier (to illustrate Captain Manby's invention for saving lives from wrecks)1832
Norfolk Museums Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Norfolk Museums Collections

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