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Robert Taylor range of naval art
prints of British Royal Naval destroyers and cruisers HMS Kelly, HMS
Belfast and Royal Navy battleship HMS Hood as well as the German
battleship Bismarck available from Cranston Fine Arts.
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The Battle of Trafalgar by Robert Taylor.
Robert Taylors magnificent painting shows Victory breaking through the enemy line at 1.00pm 21st October 1805. A broadside has crippled Admiral Villeneuves French flagship Bucentaure, seen off Victorys port side, while Nelsons gunners fire a second broadside into the Santisima Trinidad. Just astern, the Temeraire manoeuvres to trap the Redoubtable between herself and Victory, and thus seal her fate.
Signed limited edition of 550 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £155.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £255.00
ITEM CODE DHM2587
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Night Attack on the Newcastle by Robert Taylor.
Hit and run attacks by fast moving German E-Boats were a constant threat to vital Allied shipping in the Mediterranean during the second World War. Often made under cover of darkness, these fast, highly manoeuvrable craft would speed through a convoy, release their torpedoes, and disappear into the night. During the night of 15 June 1942 German E-Boats of the 3rd Flotilla left their Eastern Mediterranean base at Derna to intercept an Allied convoy bound for the island of Malta. Shortly after midnight, under the command of Leutnant Seigfried Wuppermann, the motor torpedo boat S-56 slipped past two Royal Navy escort destroyers to make a stern attack on the British cruiser HMS Newcastle. Alerted to the incoming attack, suddenly a searchlight at Newcastles foremast switched on, illuminating S-56 from stem to stern. Reacting quickly, Wuppermann fired two torpedoes in quick succession from 600 yards, and turned hard to starboard to make good his escape. A second searchlight aboard Newcastle pin-pointed S-56, but by then it was too late. Travelling at 33 knots, under fire from the escorts, S-56 threw out a smoke screen and released depth charges as a distraction, and disappeared into the darkness. Robert Taylors action packed painting shows S-56 some thirty seconds after release of her torpedoes, as the first explodes against the hull of HMS Newcastle. The second will strike a few seconds later. The cruiser, though badly damaged, limped back to Alexandria.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 26 inches x 20 inches (66cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach GCB DL, Lieutenant John Baber RNVR, Able Seaman Wilfred Marriott RN, Signalman Arthur Deakin RN and Chief Petty Officer Rupert Stant RN.
ITEM CODE DHM2259
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Secret Operation by Robert Taylor.
Submariners are a special breed of sailor. Their environment, operating deep beneath the surface of the waves, is both unnatural and dangerous, and demands men of cool courage and exceptional quality. Prowling the depths like a mammoth shark, sometimes hunted, submarine crews live and fight, and sometimes die together, alone in the remote expanses of the worlds great oceans. Regardless of national flag under which they sail, this small elite Silent Service is both feared and admired by all who sail the seas. Plying their deadly trade in World War Two, the German U-boats posed such threat to the vital Atlantic convoys; Winston Churchill feared the submarine threat more than anything Hitler had at his disposal. Hunting in wolf packs, roaming the shipping lanes far beyond the reach of protective aircraft, they decimated the Allied merchant vessels during the Battle of the Atlantic. Manned entirely by volunteers, British and American submarines saw action in every maritime theatre during the great conflict of 1939 - 1945, the crews fighting their solitary, stealthy, secret war with courage and nerves of steel. This print captures the menacing beauty of a submarine on the surface: S-Class type HMS Sceptre slips her moorings in Scapa Flow, Scotland, and glides quietly into the North Sea to begin another top secret underwater operation. On the conning tower the skipper takes a final look across the water to the distant highlands while the crew savour the fresh salt air knowing soon they will submerge into their eerie, silent, artificial world, beneath the waves.
Signed limited edition of 700 prints. Image size 13.5 inches x 10 inches (34cm x 25cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Lumby KCB, OBE, DSO, DSC, Vice-Admiral Sir lan McGeoch KCB DSO DFC, Vice-Admiral Sir Ian McIntosh KBE, CB, DSO, DSC and Commander Edward Young DSO, DSC*, RNV (S) R.
ITEM CODE DHM2150
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Sea King Rescue by Robert Taylor.
Piloting a Sea King helicopter of 820 Naval Air Squadron, Prince Andrew was first to lift off survivors after the Atlantic Conveyor was hit by an exocet missile. Robert Taylors fine painting depicts the Prince in the thick of the action.
Signed limited edition 1500 prints. Paper size 27.5 inches x 20.5 inches (70cm x 52cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Prince Andrews C.O. Ralf Wykes-Sneyd
ITEM CODE DHM2108
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D-Day Normandy Landings by Robert Taylor.
On June 6, 1944, no fewer than 4000 ships landed 133,000 assault troops on the beaches of Normandy. A further 23,000 parachuted in, whilst Allied aircraft flew 14,000 sorties on that historic day. By the end of August 200,000 seamen had transported two million troops across to France. It was the greatest and most successful military invasion in history, which led to the downfall of Hitlers Germany, and the end of the war in Europe. Robert Taylors painting captures the very essence of that herculean battle. The painting is dominated by one of the many large transport ships, lowering her landing craft under bombardment from shore batteries. Barrage balloons flying, this massive fleet sailed into the teeth of the German defences, to land its invasion forces against all odds.
Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Print size 24 inches x 20 inches (64cm x 51cm). Price £80.00 Signed by Brigadier Sir Alex Stanier BT,DSO,MC.
ITEM CODE DHM2118
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HMS Kelly by Robert Taylor.
HMS Kelly leaving the Grand Harbour, Malta in 1941 with HMS Warspite in the background. HMS Kellys captain was Lord Mountbatten.
Signed limited edition of 2000 prints. Paper size 42 inches x 31 inches (107cm x 79cm) SOLD OUT EDITION. One secondary market print available - some slight scratches.. Price £750.00
ITEM CODE DHM2103
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Contact Bearing 190 by Robert Taylor.
H.M.S. Kelly steams at full speed to intercept a U-Boat which is bearing down on an essential and otherwise vulnerable Allied supply convoy. The tension among the supply ships crews, tempered by the strong faith in their protectors, is almost tangible.
Signed limited edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm). Price £75.00 Signed by Admiral P W Burnett.
ITEM CODE DHM2102
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HMS Belfast by Robert Taylor.
At the outbreak of World War II, H.M.S. Belfast had already joined the Home Fleet operating out of Scapa Flow. Patrolling north of the Faeroes in October 1939 she came across and captured the German liner Cap Norte. This success was short-lived, however, when she struck a mine, the explosion breaking her back. After repairs and modernisation she was the best-equipped cruiser afloat. Later she went on to play an important role in the Normandy Landings of June 1944.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm). Price £75.00 Signed by Sir Frederick Parham.
ITEM CODE DHM2104
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Spitfire Clipper by Robert Taylor.
Tea carried down the Min River from the plantations on Chinese junks, is loaded aboard the American clipper Spitfire in Pagoda Anchorage, Foochow, October 1857. In this busy port scene a steam tug approaches, indicating the Clipper is almost ready to sail for London, a voyage that she will complete in 113 days. Roberts exquisite rendition is now available as a limited edition print.
Signed limited edition of 950 prints. Paper size 32.5 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm). Price £175.00
Limited edition of 95 artist proofs. Paper size 32.5 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm). Price £275.00
ITEM CODE DHM2101
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Hornblower and the Indefatigable by Robert Taylor.
Winter in the Bay of Biscay brings ferocious gales and bitter cold discomfort for ships crews aboard the British frigate Indefatigable. Horatio Hornblower, C.S. Forresters dashing eighteenth-century naval officer, experienced the worst of conditions at sea while serving the arduous task of blockading the ports off the west coast of France. The excitement of battle came as welcome relief. Roberts magnificent painting depicts an exchange of cannon fire between Indefatigable - on the left - and a 40-gun French frigate attempting to run the blockade on a chill winters morning. Moments later the two hulls crashed alongside each other, and the Frenchman was boarded and taken.
Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper sixe 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £175.00
ITEM CODE DHM2152
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Flying Cloud by Robert Taylor.
The American Clipper Flying Cloud arrives at Hong Kong in May 1860, 97 days out of London. En-route to Foochow, she will load tea for the return voyage. Of all the famous American Clippers Flying Cloud had by far the best record.
Signed limited edition of 950 prints. Paper size 32.5 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm). Price £175.00
ITEM CODE DHM2100
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Loch Etive on the Firth by Robert Taylor.
The windjammer Loch Etive departs Glasgow on October 15, 1892, bound for Sydney, Australia. After a round-trip lasting six and a half months, she will return to London with a cargo of wool. Looking across the Firth towards Glasgow the waters are busy with coastal craft.
Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 17 inches x 24 inches (43cm x 61cm). Price £135.00
ITEM CODE DHM2155
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Barque Glenogil off Liverpool Pierhead, 1900 by Robert Taylor.
The four-masted barque Glenogil passes Liverpool pierhead as she is towed up the Mersey. Paddle steamers in the foreground are seen embarking passengers for the river crossing in this busy harbour scene.
Limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 17 inches x 24 inches (43cm x 61cm). Price £150.00
ITEM CODE DHM2130
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Cutty Sark by Robert Taylor.
The Cutty Sark sailed the worlds great trading routes under the Red Ensign between 1870 and 1895, when she was sold to a Portuguese company. In 1922 she was bought by a Captain Dowman and rigged as a sail training ship. She is now preserved in dry-dock on the Thames River, Greenwich Maritime Museum, London.
Signed edition of 1500 prints. Paper size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE DHM2135
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Farewell America by Robert Taylor.
The Queen Mary sails majestically past the Statue of Liberty as she departs from New York, bound for Europe, early post war.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 38 inches x 23 inches (96cm x 58cm). Price £175.00 Signed by the Queen Marys last skipper Captain Treasure Jones.
Signed by the Queen Marys last skipper Captain Treasure Jones. Limited edition artist proofs. Paper size 38 inches x 23 inches (96cm x 58cm). Price £275.00
ITEM CODE DHM2097
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Titanic by Robert Taylor.
Passengers aboard the Isle of Wight ferry gaze in wonder as RMS Titanic steams majestically down the Solent at the outset of her maiden voyage, April 15, 1912.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 21 inches x 18 inches (53cm x 46cm). Price £60.00
ITEM CODE DHM2175
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Royal Yacht Britannia by Robert Taylor.
The Royal Yacht Britannia is show in the Thames at her traditional mooring off Castle Point against the dramatic backdrop of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £135.00
ITEM CODE DHM2166
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Chance Encounter by Robert Taylor.
December 7, 1941 was, said President Roosevelt a day of infamy. The surprise attack by Japanese aircraft on that fateful day, brought America into a war that was to become global. The Japanese airstrike was the first of many attacks that day against America and other Allied Forces in the Pacific. Within a few days the British capital ships Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk, the Japanese had landed on the coast of Malaya, Guam was seized, Hong Kong taken, and landings were made in the American held Philippines. In those first grim days of the Pacific War one territory after another quickly fell to the Japanese onrush - resistance, though heroic, was almost futile as the unprepared Allies were simply overwhelmed. Retaliating as best they could, Allied Forces hit back wherever possible and one of the first successes was by Dutch Forces on 23 December, just 16 days after Pearl Harbor. A Japanese invasion fleet had been spotted steaming south towards British Borneo. Royal Netherlands Navy submarine K XIV, alerted to their position, was heading west in order to make an interception. But the Japanese changed course on to an easterly heading during the night and made for the beaches off Ktiching - the opposite direction to that of the submarine. However a patrolling Dornier 24 of the Royal Netherlands Navy sighted the fleet on its new course, and by a remarkable chance encounter also spotted the submarine on the surface, and immediately signalled the location, course and speed of the convoy. The submarine quickly engaged the Japanese in the shallow waters off the landing beach head, causing chaos amongst the fleet. Two ships were sunk and another two severely damaged. The Dornier, despite being heavily engaged by Pete floatplanes from a Japanese heavy cruiser, managed to return safely to base.
Signed limited edition of 450 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £175.00 Signed by Oud Adjudand Onderofficier Vlieger Paul Kommer, Luitenant ter Zee VK 20C b.d. Gerardus ‘Gerard’ van Schooten, Kapitein-Leitenant ter Zee KMR b.d. Julius ‘Red’ van Nieuwenhuizen, Leitenant ter Zee SD 20C b.d. Hendrik ‘Henk’ van den Ende and Luitenant ter Zee VK 20C b.d. Eelke ‘Bob’ Scholte.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 19 inches (69cm x 48cm). Price £295.00 Signed by Oud Adjudand Onderofficier Vlieger Paul Kommer, Luitenant ter Zee VK 20C b.d. Gerardus ‘Gerard’ van Schooten, Kapitein-Leitenant ter Zee KMR b.d. Julius ‘Red’ van Nieuwenhuizen, Leitenant ter Zee SD 20C b.d. Hendrik ‘Henk’ van den Ende and Luitenant ter Zee VK 20C b.d. Eelke ‘Bob’ Scholte.
ITEM CODE DHM2129
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