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All-time classic naval painting The Battle of Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield. Stanfield's painting of Trafalgar is produced in a restricted print run by Cranston Fine Arts, the naval art specialists.

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.

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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 £51.00


**Open edition print. (10 reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £28.00

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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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Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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