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Fast Falls the Eventide
completed Thursday 20th August 2020
Foudroyant in Torbay 1790's, Berry head in the background - this would be before Henry Francis Lyte wrote "Abide with Me" in 1847 at the Berry Head Vicarage, Brixham, built originally in 1803 as a support hospital for the forts above, the bells of All Saint's Church in Brixham play the tune every evening at 8pm in his memory, the tune is called Eventide by William Henry Monk written 1861.
20" X 18" mounted
£350
completed Thursday 20th August 2020
Foudroyant in Torbay 1790's, Berry head in the background - this would be before Henry Francis Lyte wrote "Abide with Me" in 1847 at the Berry Head Vicarage, Brixham, built originally in 1803 as a support hospital for the forts above, the bells of All Saint's Church in Brixham play the tune every evening at 8pm in his memory, the tune is called Eventide by William Henry Monk written 1861.
20" X 18" mounted
£350
Victory and Euryalus 1805-
THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE RSMA AND IS AT THE MALL GALLERIES EXHIBTION
completed 21st march 2020
September 15th Nelson weighed anchor on board HMS Victory from Portsmouth with the frigate HMS Euryalus in company heading for Trafalgar, this is from Nelson's private diary/log dated 17th Sept 1805
Tuesday Sept 17th fresh Breezes WSW at 9 abreast of Plymouth. sent in Euryalus to call out the Ajax and Thunderer all night standingto the westward Wind from the SW to SSW, Wednesday Sept 18th, light breezes and heavy western swell, wind south
20" X 16" mounted
£400
THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE RSMA AND IS AT THE MALL GALLERIES EXHIBTION
completed 21st march 2020
September 15th Nelson weighed anchor on board HMS Victory from Portsmouth with the frigate HMS Euryalus in company heading for Trafalgar, this is from Nelson's private diary/log dated 17th Sept 1805
Tuesday Sept 17th fresh Breezes WSW at 9 abreast of Plymouth. sent in Euryalus to call out the Ajax and Thunderer all night standingto the westward Wind from the SW to SSW, Wednesday Sept 18th, light breezes and heavy western swell, wind south
20" X 16" mounted
£400
Frigate "HMS Amphion"
completed 6th March 2020
Heading cross channel with Lord Nelson following on HMS victory, on May 21st May, 1803 - Victory was under orders to meet up with Cornwallis off Brest, but after 24 hours of searching failed to find him. Nelson, anxious to reach the Mediterranean without delay, decided to transfer to HMS "Amphion" off Ushant.
20" X 18" mounted
£350
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completed 6th March 2020
Heading cross channel with Lord Nelson following on HMS victory, on May 21st May, 1803 - Victory was under orders to meet up with Cornwallis off Brest, but after 24 hours of searching failed to find him. Nelson, anxious to reach the Mediterranean without delay, decided to transfer to HMS "Amphion" off Ushant.
20" X 18" mounted
£350
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Frigate at the Stern
completed January 21st 2020
based on HMS 'Penelope' engaging French ship of the Line 'Guillaume tell' to keep her from leaving Valetta while under blockade until HMS Foudroyant and Lion could join the action of march 31st 1800 off Malta
20" X 16" mounted
£350
completed January 21st 2020
based on HMS 'Penelope' engaging French ship of the Line 'Guillaume tell' to keep her from leaving Valetta while under blockade until HMS Foudroyant and Lion could join the action of march 31st 1800 off Malta
20" X 16" mounted
£350
HMS Unicorn taking Komeet
completed December 15th 2019
20" X 16" mounted
£250
completed December 15th 2019
20" X 16" mounted
£250
Off Goodrington Naval Hospital 1782
completed 21st February 2019
During the French wars Dr Thomas Trotter, physician to the Navy, set up a naval hospital in a large house near the beach at goodrington. This prevented the over crowding of the naval hospital at Dartmouth, there was a graveyard that washed away by the hospital and now there is a memorial stone.
From the records of Thomas Trotter Physician to the Fleet, published in 1797. Many boats were effected by epidemic of catarrh, or influenza, as it was first named by the Italians, in 1782, both Fortitude and Brunswick were mentioned among many others as putting in to Torbay to clear the ships.
18" X 22" mounted
£350
completed 21st February 2019
During the French wars Dr Thomas Trotter, physician to the Navy, set up a naval hospital in a large house near the beach at goodrington. This prevented the over crowding of the naval hospital at Dartmouth, there was a graveyard that washed away by the hospital and now there is a memorial stone.
From the records of Thomas Trotter Physician to the Fleet, published in 1797. Many boats were effected by epidemic of catarrh, or influenza, as it was first named by the Italians, in 1782, both Fortitude and Brunswick were mentioned among many others as putting in to Torbay to clear the ships.
18" X 22" mounted
£350
Victory and Amphion Opening up the Needles
completed 16th August 2018
based on record - Anno (1803) Lord Nelson was appointed Commander in Chief in the Mediterranean, of which he received official notice on the 16th May. On the 18th he left London very early, and arriving about noon at Portsmouth, hoisted his flag on board Victory, Captain S. Sutton, Captain George Murray first Captain; and sailed on the 20th, in company with Amphion, Captain T. M. Hardy
bound for the black rocks off Brest to meet Admiral Cornwallis.
16" X 20" mounted
£350
completed 16th August 2018
based on record - Anno (1803) Lord Nelson was appointed Commander in Chief in the Mediterranean, of which he received official notice on the 16th May. On the 18th he left London very early, and arriving about noon at Portsmouth, hoisted his flag on board Victory, Captain S. Sutton, Captain George Murray first Captain; and sailed on the 20th, in company with Amphion, Captain T. M. Hardy
bound for the black rocks off Brest to meet Admiral Cornwallis.
16" X 20" mounted
£350