| Military art prints of the Battle of
Trafalgar by leading military artists, published by Cranston Fine Arts,
the military print company.
The Battle took place at the Cape of Trafalgar,
80 KM west of Cadiz, British Victory of the French and Spanish
Navies, with the British losses being the Vice Admiral, Lord Horatio
Nelson who was killed in the action, and some 1596 Officers and Men,
killed or wounded. The French and Spanish losses were much higher
with both the French Rear Admiral Charles Magon and the Spanish
Admiral Don Frederico Gravina killed, plus some 2,600 officers and
men killed or wounded and a total of 4,400 captured.
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The Battle of Trafalgar - The First Engagement by Ivan Berryman.
Midday, 21st October 1805, and Admiral Collingwoods flagship, the 100-gun HMS Royal Sovereign, breaks the allied line and delivers a shattering broadside on the Spanish flagship Santa Anna. Making great speed, Collingwoods ship had breached the Franco-Spanish line some distance ahead of the rest of his van and the Royal Sovereign suffered heavily as she quickly drew the attentions of three French and three Spanish ships. To her starboard, the French Indomitable can be seen firing into the British flagship while, astern of the Santa Anna, Belleisle and Fougueux are engaging ahead of Mars, Monarca and Pluton.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £85.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £750.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £370.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1189
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The Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 by Ivan Berryman.
One of the most decisive battles in the history of the Royal Navy, Nelsons defeat of the French fleet took place on 21st October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar and was conducted with not a single British ship lost, although few ships escaped severe punishment and loss of life on both sides was tragically high
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £85.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £120.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £750.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £370.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (3 reduced to clear - SOLD OUT) Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM1165
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The Battle of Trafalgar, 2.30pm. The Taking of the Santisima Trinidad by Ivan Berryman.
Dominating the centre foreground, the wreck of the largest ship at Trafalgar, the massive four decker Santisima Trinidad (130 guns), comes under further attack from the British Neptune (98 guns) All her masts have fallen, rendering the Spanish giant an unmanageable hulk. Elsewhere, the battle rages on with Temeraire and Victory engaged with the French Redoubtable, while to the right of the picture, the shattered, drifting remains of Villeneuves Bucentaure (80 guns) is approached by the Mars (74 guns) Conqueror (74 guns), off the Santisima Trinidads port quarter, is keeping up a distant fire to assist the Neptune.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £85.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £555.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1339
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Trafalgar Aftermath by Ivan Berryman.
Jury rigged and battered by the relentless gunnery of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar, HMS Victory lies off the coast of Gibraltar as crews from HMS Neptune (nearest) are despatched to take over the tow from the Polyphemus for the final leg of their journey to relative safety, the flagship still bearing the body of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson.
Signed linmited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £85.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £555.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm)
. Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1406
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Trafalgar - The Destruction of the Bucentaure by Ivan Berryman.
With her mizzen top already gone and her sails aloft having received severe punishment, Victory breaks through the line behind the French flagship Bucentaure, delivering a shattering broadside into her stern. So severe was this opening fire that the Bucentaure was effectively put out of the rest of the battle, although Admiral Villeneuve himself was to miraculously survive the carnage. Beyong Victory can be seen the French Redoubtable, which is receiving fire from Victorys starboard guns, and the Spanish San Leandro is in the extreme distance. Most of Victorys stunsails have been cut away, but it was her stunsail booms that became entangled with the rigging of the Redoubtable when she put her helm to port and ran onto her. Admiral Nelson fell shortly afterward, having received a fatal wound from a musket ball fired by a French sharpshooter in Redoubtables mizzen fighting top. The Temeraire can be seen approaching the fray to the right.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £15.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £40.00
Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 14 inches x 10 inches (36cm x 25cm)m)36cm x 25cm) (36cm x 25cm). Price £
ITEM CODE B0124
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The Battle of Trafalgar, 2.30pm. The Taking of the Santisima Trinidad by Ivan Berryman
Dominating the centre foreground, the wreck of the largest ship at Trafalgar, the massive four decker Santisima Trinidad (130 guns), comes under further attack from the British Neptune (98 guns) All her masts have fallen, rendering the Spanish giant an unmanageable hulk. Elsewhere, the battle rages on with Temeraire and Victory engaged with the French Redoubtable, while to the right of the picture, the shattered, drifting remains of Villeneuves Bucentaure (80 guns) is approached by the Mars (74 guns) Conqueror (74 guns), off the Santisima Trinidads port quarter, is keeping up a distant fire to assist the Neptune.
Signed black and white limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm). Price £20.00
Limited black and white edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm). Price £40.00
Original black and white acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £
ITEM CODE B0153
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Captain Harveys HMS Temeraire tries to pass HMS Victory at the beginning of the Battle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman.
21st October 1805. As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet towards the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass the Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column. Harvey was discouraged with a customry rebuke from Nelson and duly fell into line behind the flagship. The enemy can be seen spread along the horizon whilst, to the right in the distance, the leading ships of Admiral Collingwoods fleet can be seen spearheading a separate assault to the south. In the light airs preceding the battle, much sail was needed to drive the British ships towards the enemy line. HMS Victory, nearest, has royals and stunsails set and is making good way, her furniture boats strung behind in readiness for battle. On her poop deck, officers prepare to run up a signal.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £15.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £40.00
Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 16 inches x 10 inches (41cm x 25cm). Price £800.00
ITEM CODE B0122
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HMS Royal Sovereign at the Battle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman.
Midday, 21st October 1805, and Admiral Collingwoods flagship, the 100-gun HMS Royal Sovereign, breaks the allied line and delivers a shattering broadside on the Spanish flagship Santa Anna. Making great speed, Collingwoods ship had breached the Franco-Spanish line some distance ahead of the rest of his van and the Royal Sovereign suffered heavily as she quickly drew the attentions of three French and three Spanish ships. To her starboard, the French Indomitable can be seen firing into the British flagship while, astern of the Santa Anna, Belleisle and Fougueux are engaging ahead of Mars, Monarca and Pluton.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm). Price £15.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm). Price £40.00
ITEM CODE B0104
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Battle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman.
One of the most decisive battles in the history of the Royal Navy, Nelsons defeat of the French fleet took place on 21st October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar and was conducted with not a single British ship lost, although few ships escaped severe punishment and loss of life on both sides was tragically high
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £20.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £40.00
ITEM CODE B0062
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Trafalgar by Brian Wood.
Undoubtedly the most famous battle in the history of naval warfare. The battle of Trafalgar was fought on a calm, almost windless day, on 21st October 1805. Nelsons revolutionary battle plan was to cut apart the larger Franco-Spanish fleet of Vice-Admiral Villeneuve by sailing in two single column divisions directly at right angles into the combined fleet and thus rendering almost half of the leading ships useless until they could turn and join the fight, which in such calm conditions could take hours. The battle raged for five hours, in which time not one single British ship was lost, however, Nelson would tragically lose his life at the very moment of his triumph, a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged in supremacy for over a century.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £690.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £460.00
ITEM CODE DHM0383
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Battle of Trafalgar by George Chambers.
Open edition print. Image size 32 inches x 20 inches (81cm x 51cm). Price £48.00
Open edition print. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £40.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 28 inches (102cm x 71cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
ITEM CODE DHM0521
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The Battle of Trafalgar by Montague Dawson.
Open edition print. Image size 28 inches x 22 inches (71cm x 56cm). Price £35.00
ITEM CODE DHM1148
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The Battle of Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield.
Open edition print. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £48.00
**Open edition print. (10 reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £35.00
ITEM CODE DHM1112
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HMS Victory Entering Portsmouth Harbour for the Last Time on 4th December 1812 by Bill Bishop.
The keel of HMS Victory was laid at Chatham, 23rd July 1759, she was launched 7th May 1765. Her battle honours are Ushant 1781, St. Vincent 1805, she was placed in her present berth at Portsmouth on the 12th January 1922.
Limited edition of 1500 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £90.00
ITEM CODE DHM0538
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HMS Victory About to Break the Line by Bill Bishop.
HMS Victory leading her division is just altering course to starboard in order to pass under the stern of Bucentaure flagship of Admiral Villeneuve, to rake her and break the line during the battle of Trafalgar.
Limited edition of 1500 prints. Image size 19 inches x 9 inches (48cm x 23cm). Price £90.00
ITEM CODE DHM0537
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The Battle of Trafalgar, 1.00pm by Ivan Berryman.
Having taken terrible punishment from the guns of the allied French and Spanish fleet as she broke through the line, HMS Victory found herself engaged by the French Redoutable, a bitter battle that saw the two ships locked together, pouring shot into one another with terrifying ferocity and which left the British Admiral, Lord Horatio Nelson fatally wounded. In the background, HMS Neptune is emerging through the gunsmoke and is about to pass the wreck of the French flagship Bucentaure which Victory so spectacularly routed as she passed through the allied line. HMS Temeraire, which followed Victory through, and which was also to become embroiled on the Redoutables fight, is obscured by the smoke beyond the British flagship.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £620.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 26 inches (91cm x 66cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 15cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Canvas size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1381
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Nelsons Victory at Trafalgar by Anthony Saunders
Undoubtedly the most famous and decisive battle in the history of naval warfare. The battle of Trafalgar was fought on a calm, almost windless day, on 21st October 1805. Nelsons revolutionary battle plan was to cut apart the larger Franco-Spanish fleet of Vice-Admiral Villeneuve by sailing in two single column divisions directly at right angles into the combined fleet and thus rendering almost half of the leading ships useless until they could turn and join the fight, which in such calm conditions could take hours. The battle raged for five hours in which time not one British ship was lost, however, Nelson would tragically lose his life at the very moment of his triumph, a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged in supremacy for over a century. Here, Nelsons flagship, HMS Victory, followed by HMS Temeraire is seen breaking the Franco-Spanish line and commencing her murderous hail of gun fire into the stern of Villeneuves flagship, Bucentaure. Meanwhile the Victory herself is being fired upon by the French Neptune. Redoutable can be seen at the far right.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £85.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £145.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. . Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £60.00
ITEM CODE DHM1127
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HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by Graeme Lothian.
The time is 1.35pm. (ten minutes after Admiral nelson had been fatally shot) HMS Temeraire and HMS Victory, are seen broadside to the redoubtable, which by 2pm had lost most of her crew, (out of a crew of 643 - 487 were dead, 81 died soon after, and only 25 were fit to crew)
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 26 inches (102cm x 66cm). Price £565.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £370.00
Postcard sie 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1052
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Trafalgar Dawn by Graeme Lothian.
First daylight on the 21st October, saw the Royal Navy fleets together at a distance of about 12 miles. The day looked fine, a heavy swell from the west gave warning of an approaching storm. As dawn broke HMS Victory, Nelsons flagship and the rest of the fleet could be found in a shapeless huddle, which soon resolved itself into two divisions. Thus the two fleets prepared themselves for the coming battle which commenced just before noon.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 26 inches (102cm x 66cm). Price £565.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £370.00
ITEM CODE DHM1071
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Trafalgar- The Destruction of The Bucentaure by Ivan Berryman.
With her mizzen top already gone and her sails aloft having received severe punishment, Victory breaks through the line behind the French flagship Bucentaure, delivering a shattering broadside into her stern. So severe was this opening fire that the Bucentaure was effectively put out of the rest of the battle, although Admiral Villeneuve himself was to miraculously survive the carnage. Beyong Victory can be seen the French Redoubtable, which is receiving fire from Victorys starboard guns, and the Spanish San Leandro is in the extreme distance. Most of Victorys stunsails have been cut away, but it was her stunsail booms that became entangled with the rigging of the Redoubtable when she put her helm to port and ran onto her. Admiral Nelson fell shortly afterward, having received a fatal wound from a musket ball fired by a French sharpshooter in Redoubtables mizzen fighting top. The Temeraire can be seen approaching the fray to the right.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £555.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 26 inches (91cm x 66cm). Price £480.00
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1289
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Prelude to Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman.
21st October 1805. As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet towards the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass the Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column. Harvey was discouraged with a customry rebuke from Nelson and duly fell into line behind the flagship. The enemy can be seen spread along the horizon whilst, to the right in the distance, the leading ships of Admiral Collingwoods fleet can be seen spearheading a separate assault to the south. In the light airs preceding the battle, much sail was needed to drive the British ships towards the enemy line. HMS Victory, nearest, has royals and stunsails set and is making good way, her furniture boats strung behind in readiness for battle. On her poop deck, officers prepare to run up a signal.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £50.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £555.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 26 inches (91cm x 66cm). Price £480.00
Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1278
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Trafalgar Aftermath by Ivan Berryman.
Ravaged by the combined guns of the allied French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar and by the great storm that followed the battle, a weary battered HMS Victory enjoys the relative calm as crew from HMS Neptune are despatched to take up the tow from the 3rd rater HMS Polyphemus for the final leg of her journey to the safety of Gibraltar, the flagship still bearing the body of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson.
Signed limited edition of 1150 black and white prints. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £20.00
Limited edition of 50 black and white artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm)
. Price £40.00
Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. .. Price £
ITEM CODE B0220
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Victory Breaks the Enemy Line by Geoff Hunt.
Nelsons long-considered plan for dealing with a numerically superior force involved breaking their line in two places with two squadrons, the spearheads of each squadron being his biggest ships. The two squadrons were to attack the enemy line at right-angles, relying on breaking through quickly and then turning to overwhelm separated sections of their fleet before the remainder could turn back to intervene. The situation at Trafalgar did indeed produce a superior enemy force, 33 French and Spanish battleships to Nelsons 27, and the stage was set for his plan to be implemented. One of the two British squadrons was to be spearheaded by the Royal Sovereign, the other by Victory herself, although he had other heavy ships which could have led the way. But Nelson had not foreseen the very light wind and the consequent agonisingly slow approach, slower than walking pace, on the actual day. Victory took an awful pounding before she ever arrived at the Franco-Spanish line.The mizzen topmast was shot away, as was the ships wheel, which meant that she had to be steered by tiller in the gunroom, with instructions shouted down from on deck. Her crew already had casualties of twenty officers and men dead, thirty wounded, before she could fire a shot in reply. Nevertheless the pivotal moment finally arrived, as seen in this painting. Victory, her guns silent until now, is just about to pass under the stern of the French flagship, Admiral Villeneuves Bucentaure. The ships are so close that Victorys yardarm brushes the French Ships rigging. As Victory passes she fires her port broadside of fifty cannons and one carronade through Bucentaures transom and stern windows, the most vulnerable part of any sailing warship, sweeping the decks from end to end. This shattering blow which is thought to have dismounted twenty guns and killed or injured four hundred men, virtually knocked the French flagship out of the fight. Entering from the left is the 74-gun Redoutable, commanded by the formidable Captain Lucas, who had trained his crew to the highest pitch in fighting at close quarters. Victory will very shortly find herself alongside Redoutable, from which the shot is fired that kills Nelson.
Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £120.00
ITEM CODE LI0042
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Victory Races Temeraire for the Enemy Line, Trafalgar 21st October 1805 by Geoff Hunt.
The morning of 21st October 1805 dawned clear, under a hazy sky, with a breeze from the west-north-west so light that the sea was scarcely ruffled. At ten to six on this beautiful autumn morning, Nelsons ships sighted the French and Spanish fleet against the dawn sky. The British ships, in line ahead, were sailing slowly north and rolling in a long Atlantic swell. There were 17,000 men in the British fleet and the vast majority were relieved, if apprehensive, that their long years of waiting were about to come to an end. With Nelson in command there was never the slightest doubt of victory, only of how extensive the victory might be. As soon as it was light enough for flags to be seen, Lord Nelson hoisted the first of his signals that morning: to prepare for battle, and then, in the words of the naval signal book, to bear up and sail large on the course set by the Admiral. The Victorys bow began to swing into the path of the rising sun and soon every ship in the English fleet was altering course towards the enemy. All sail was set, and as the morning advanced and the sun grew warmer, an air that was almost festive pervaded the fleet. From rime to time, the captains hailed each other with megaphones, and wished each other an enemy ship in tow before the night. Small boats were launched and rowed from ship to ship, for in this light wind the speed of the fleet was easily overtaken by a rowers pace. And down in the gloom of the gundecks men chalked defiant slogans on their guns. The French and Spanish did not sight the British fleet until six oclock, because the light was behind them. When they did, their feelings at the sight were different. The British felt they had caught their enemy, the French and the Spanish felt they had been caught. The British never doubted Nelson would lead them to victory, but a good many of the French and Spanish suspected their own admiral of cowardice, and only hoped at the best to save their own honour in defeat. They were willing to fight, but among those who were well informed, there was not much doubt of what the result would be if a battle began. The only doubt at dawn was whether the breeze would hold so that a battle would begin that day, and end before the night. At nine oclock the enemy fleet were five miles distant. Any sombre thoughts had been dispelled by the air of gaiety. The sun was well up and the sea sparkling. The tension was relieved by the sound of bands on the poops of some of the ships playing Rule Britannia and Britons Strike Home and clearly heard in the ships that had no bands. In such light airs the great ships crept forward, rolling slowly in the Atlantic swell. Every captain made his rounds as the morning wore on, as did Nelson, and food was issued early - it seemed the battle would come at the time of their normal mid-day meal. At eleven oiclock the distance between the two fleets had closed to two miles. The English fleet was divided into two columns, Nelson and Victory leading one and Collingwood in Royal Sovereign the other. At this time it is said that Nelson was prevailed on by his staff to allow another ship ahead of the Victory to take the first shock of the attack. Nelson outwardly agreed to this, and Temeraire, Captain Harvey, was accordingly signalled to overtake. As she came up to do this Nelson himself, by one account, leaned over the quarterdeck rail and hailed her, calling out I will thank you, Captain Harvey, to keep in your proper station, which is astern of the Victory! Strictly true or not - and according to her log Temeraire was at one time within a ships length of the Victory the story provides the framework for this picture. Under very light winds, with a great ground swell running, the two leading ships of the British windward column have about 45 minutes, much of it under fire which they cannot return, before they can cut through the enemy line. Victorys original aiming-point was the great Spanish flagship the Santisima Trinidad, at 140 guns the worlds heaviest-armed warship, visible here between Victory and Temeraire. Aboard Victory the signal hoists are preparing for Nelsons celebrated signal, England expects that every man will do his duty. Away to the right Collingwoods flagship, Royal Sovereign, is leading the leeward column into action, some of the enemy ships already trying shots at her. The long, slow approach to battle gave Trafalgar a unique atmosphere. At dawn, there was the confidence on one side and the lack of it on the other: not many great battles have been fought in which the outnumbered side was perfectly sure it would win and the other was almost sure it would lose. Then, all through the forenoon, everyone waited with very little to do while the British fleet crept towards its enemy, and the French and the Spanish fleet manoeuvred helplessly in the ocean swell. The approach had taken six hours, enough time for every man to feel his secret fears and to steady himself by the thought of who and what he was fighting for. When the great shock of the battle came it must have been a relief. By nightfall a great naval victory had been won, dispelling for ever the possibility of an invasion of the British Isles by Napoleons armies. The victory that afternoon also established a supremacy at sea which was not challenged for a hundred years. The death of Nelson at the height of the battle placed the laurel leaves of immortality on his brow and he remains today Britains most enduring, and sympathetic, national hero.
Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £160.00
ITEM CODE LI0022
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Victory and Squadron in Light Airs by Geoff Hunt
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Limited edition print. . Price £
ITEM CODE LI0024
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HMS Victory engages the combined fleet of Cape Trafalgar by Robert Burke.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 28 inches x 17 inches (71cm x 43cm). Price £80.00
ITEM CODE DHM1298
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The Victory by Derek Gardner.
Signed limited edition of 850 prints, supplied mounted. Image size 7 inches x 4 inches (18cm x 10cm). Price £55.00
ITEM CODE DGDN0171
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The Victory towed into Gibraltar after Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield.
Open edition print from an original coloured engraving. Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (58cm x 36cm). Price £40.00
Open edition print from an original coloured engraving. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE DHM0226
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HMS Victory by Randall Wilson.
As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet toward the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £50.00
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Battle of Trafalgar by Thomas Whitcombe.
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Neptune Engaged at the Battle of Trafalgar by F Sartorious.
HMS Neptune is shown attacking the 130 gun Spanish ship Santisima Trinidad, and pounds it relentlessly into a floating wreck. All ships in the painting from left to right : Victory, Redoutable, Temeraire, Fogeux, Santissima Trinidad and Neptune are battling in the foreground, Bucentaure, Conqueror, Royal Sovereign and Santa Anna.
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The Battle of Trafalgar by William Stuart.
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Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 - The Close of Action by Nicholas Pocock.
The aerial view shows the scene of devastation at around 6pm with the British ships lying alongside their prizes in the foreground, and the remaining French ships fleeing in the distance.
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The Battle of Trafalgar by William Stuart.
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Battle of Trafalgar by Steven Dews.
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Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson by L F Abbott.
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Battle of Trafalgar at 2.30pm by W L Wyllie.
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The Battle of Trafalgar
- The First Engagement by Ivan Berryman Midday, 21st October
1805, and Admiral Collingwood's flagship, the 100-gun Royal sovereign,
breaks the allied line and delivers a shattering broadside on the
black-painted Santa Ana carrying the flag of Spain's Vice Admiral Alava.
Making great speed, Collingwood's ship had breached the Franco-Spanish
line some distance ahead of the rest of his van and the Royal Sovereign
suffered heavily as she quickly drew the attentions of three French and
three Spanish ships. To her starboard, the French Indomptable can be
seen raking the British flagship while, astern of the Santa Ana,
Belleisle and Fougueux are engaging ahead of Mars, Monarca and Pluton.
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October
1805 by Ivan Berryman One of the most decisive battles in
the history of the Royal Navy, Nelson's defeat of the French fleet took
place on 21st October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar and was conducted with not
a single British ship lost, although few ships escaped severe punishment
and loss of life on both sides was tragically high.
In Ivan's painting, the flagship HMS
Victory finally disengages from the wrecked Redoubtable, while the
Temeraire, having broken from La Fougueux, remains locked with the
French ship. At one point, all four ships had been on board of each
other in line abreast, each firing broadside after broadside into each
other. To the right of the painting, the French Bucentaure lies
helpless, her vulnerable stern having been smashed by Victory's
relentless gunfire.
The Battle of Trafalgar, 2.30pm. The Taking of the Santisima
Trinidad by Ivan Berryman Dominating the centre foreground, the
wreck of the largest ship at Trafalgar, the massive four decker Santisima
Trinidad (130 guns), comes under further attack from the British Neptune
(98 guns). All her masts have fallen, rendering the Spanish giant an
unmanageable hulk. Elsewhere, the battle rages on with Temeraire and
Victory engaged with the French Redoubtable, while to the right of the
picture, the shattered, drifting remains of Villeneuves Bucentaure (80
guns) is approached by the Mars (74 guns). Conqueror (74 guns), off
the Santisima Trinidads port quarter, is keeping up a distant fire to
assist the Neptune.
Trafalgar
Aftermath by Ivan Berryman Jury
rigged and battered by the relentless gunnery of the French and Spanish
fleets at Trafalgar, HMS Victory lies off the coast of Gibraltar as
crews from HMS Neptune (nearest) are dispatched to take over the tow
from the Polyphemus for the final leg of their journey to relative
safety, the flagship still bearing the body of Admiral Lord Horatio
Nelson.
Trafalgar - The Destruction of the Bucentaure by Ivan
Berryman With her mizzen top already gone
and her sails aloft having received severe punishment, Victory breaks
through the line behind the French flagship Bucentaure, delivering a
shattering broadside into her stern. So severe was this opening fire
that the Bucentaure was effectively put out of the rest of the battle,
although Admiral Villeneuve himself was to miraculously survive the
carnage. Beyond Victory can be seen the French Redoubtable, which is
receiving fire from Victory's starboard guns, and the Spanish San Leandro
is in the extreme distance. Most of Victory's stunsails have been
cut away, but it was her stunsail booms that became entangled with the
rigging of the Redoubtable when she put her helm to port and ran onto
her. Admiral Nelson fell shortly afterward, having received a fatal
wound from a musket ball fired by a French sharpshooter in Redoubtable's
mizzen fighting top. The Temeraire can be seen approaching the fray
to the right,
The Battle of Trafalgar,
2.30pm. The Taking of the Santisima Trinidad by Ivan Berryman
Dominating
the centre foreground, the wreck of the largest ship at Trafalgar, the
massive four decker Santisima Trinidad (130 guns), comes under further
attack from the British Neptune (98 guns). All her masts have
fallen, rendering the Spanish giant an unmanageable hulk.
Elsewhere, the battle rages on with Temeraire and Victory engaged with
the French Redoubtable, while to the right of the picture, the
shattered, drifting remains of Villeneuves Bucentaure (80 guns) is
approached by the Mars (74 guns). Conqueror (74 guns), off the
Santisima Trinidads port quarter, is keeping up a distant fire to assist
the Neptune.
The Battle of Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield
W. C. Stanfield born December 1793 in Sunderland. As
a boy Clarkson Stanfield was an apprentice to an heraldic painter in
Edinburgh but after a 2 year period in Edinburgh and at the age of 15 he
joined a merchant ship in 1808. In 1812 he was pressed into the Royal
Navy. In 1814 he was discharged from the navy due to an accident falling
from the ships rigging. After joining a merchant ship for China, he
returned in 1816. He took up the profession of scene painting in Edinburgh
and London. He exhibited in 1820 and was known for his marine paintings. A
founder member of the Society of British Artists he became its President
in 1829. Clarkson Stanfield, who was regarded as one of Britain's finest
maritime painters, died in Hampstead, London on May 18th 1867.
HMS Victory Entering Portsmouth Harbour for the Last Time
on 4th December 1812 by Bill Bishop
The keel of HMS Victory was laid at Chatham, 23rd July 1759, she was
launched 7th May 1765. Her battle honours are Ushant 1781, St. Vincent
1805, she was placed in her present berth at Portsmouth on the 12th
January 1922.
HMS Victory About to Break the Line by Bill Bishop
HMS Victory leading her division is just altering course to starboard
in order to pass under the stern of Bucentaure flagship of Admiral
Villeneuve, to rake her and break the line during the battle of Trafalgar.
The Battle of Trafalgar, 1.00pm by Ivan Berryman
Having taken
terrible punishment from the guns of the allied French and Spanish fleet
as she broke through the line, HMS Victory found herself engaged by the
French Redoutable, a bitter battle that saw the two ships locked together,
pouring shot into one another with terrifying ferocity and which left the
British Admiral, Lord Horation Nelson fatally wounded. In the
background, HMS Neptune is emerging through the gunsmoke and is about to
pass the wreck of the French flagship Bucentaure which Victory so
spectacularly routed as she passed through the allied line. HMS
Temeraire, which followed Victory through, and which was also to become
embroiled on the Redoutables fight, is obscured by the smoke beyond the
British flagship.
Trafalgar- The Destruction of The Bucentaure by Ivan Berryman
With her mizzen top
already gone and her sails aloft having received severe punishment,
Victory breaks through the line behind the French flagship Bucentaure,
delivering a shattering broadside into her stern. So severe was
this opening fire that the Bucentaure was effectively put out of the
rest of the battle, although Admiral Villeneuve himself was to
miraculously survive the carnage. Beyong Victory can be seen the
French Redoubtable, which is receiving fire from Victory's starboard
guns, and the Spanish San Leandro is in the extreme distance. Most
of Victory's stunsails have been cut away, but it was her stunsail booms
that became entangled with the rigging of the Redoubtable when she put
her helm to port and ran onto her. Admiral Nelson fell shortly
afterward, having received a fatal wound from a musket ball fired by a
French sharpshooter in Redoubtable's mizzen fighting top. The
Temeraire can be seen approaching the fray to the right.
Nelsons Victory at Trafalgar by
Anthony Saunders Undoubtedly the most famous battle in
the history of naval warfare. The battle of Trafalgar was fought on a
calm, almost windless day, on 21st October 1805. Nelson's revolutionary
battle plan was to cut apart the larger Franco-Spanish fleet of
Vice-Admiral Villeneuve by sailing in two single column divisions
directly at right angles into the combined fleet and thus rendering
almost half of the leading ships useless until they could turn and join
the fight, which in such calm conditions could take hours. The battle
raged for five hours, in which time not one single British ship was
lost, however, Nelson would tragically lose his life at the very moment
of his triumph, a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged
in supremacy for over a century. Here Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory
(followed by HMS Temeraire) is seen breaking the Franco-Spanish line and
commencing her murderous hail of gunfire into the stern of Villeneuve's
flagship Bucentaure. Meanwhile the Victory herself is being fired upon
by the French Neptune. Redoubtable can be seen at the far right.
Prelude to Trafalgar by Ivan
Berryman 21st October 1805. As Admiral Nelson's
flagship leads the British fleet toward the Franco-Spanish line, Captain
Harvey's Temeraire tries to pass Victory in order to be the first to
break the enemy column. Harvey was discouraged with a customary
rebuke from Nelson and duly fell into line behind the flagship.
The enemy can be seen spread along the horizon whilst, to the right in
the distance, the leading ships of Admiral Collingwood's fleet can be
seen spearheading a separate assault to the south. |
| The Battle took place at the Cape of Trafalgar,
80 KM west of Cadiz, British Victory of the French and Spanish
Navies, with the British losses being the Vice Admiral, Lord Horatio
Nelson who was killed in the action, and some 1596 Officers and Men,
killed or wounded. The French and Spanish losses were much higher
with both the French Rear Admiral Charles Magon and the Spanish
Admiral Don Frederico Gravina killed, plus some 2,600 officers and
men killed or wounded and a total of 4,400 captured. |
| The British fleet were. HMS Victory, HMS
Britannia, Temeraire, Neptune, Conqueror, Leviathan, Ajax, Orion, Minotaur,
Spartiate, Agamemnon, Afirca, Royal Soveriegn, Prince of Wales,
Dreadnaught, Tonnant, Mars,Polyphemus Belle Isle, Bellerophon, Colossus,
Defiance, Achilles, Revenge, Swiftsure, Defence, Thunderer, |
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