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Cranston Fine Arts new publications, releases, and
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Fury of Assault by Robert Taylor.
When Luftwaffe bombers first appeared in force in the night skies over London in September 1940 they heralded the beginning of The Blitz - the most sustained period of concentrated bombing aimed at British cities during World War II. Robert Taylors evocative painting brings to life the frightening scenario of the Luftwaffes night bombing campaign. It is December 1941, and London is once again under concentrated attack. With fires raging below, the armada of German bombers is clearly visible in the night sky as they sweep across the city. Shimmering in the glow of destruction, a lone Hurricane night-fighter from 85 Squadron, based at nearby Gravesend, engages Heinkel 111s of KG55 in a desperate attempt to break up the formations.
Signed limited edition of 700 prints. Paper size 29 inches x 23.5 inches (74cm x 60cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Roy Daines DFM, Oberleutnant Joachim Berking, Unteroffizier Fahnenjunker Walter Bogdan, Oberleutnant Heinrich Sudel and Oberleutnant Karl-Horst Meyer zum Felde.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 29 inches x 23.5 inches (74cm x 60cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Roy Daines DFM, Oberleutnant Joachim Berking, Unteroffizier Fahnenjunker Walter Bogdan, Oberleutnant Heinrich Sudel and Oberleutnant Karl-Horst Meyer zum Felde.
ITEM CODE DHM2627
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HMS Victory by Geoff Hunt.
First Rate 100-gun ship. The masterpiece of the great designer Sir Thomas Slade, Nelsons flagship was far from new at the Battle of Trafalgar, having begun building in 1759. Preserved in dry-dock at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard since 1922, and immaculately restored in recent years, Victory today appears as she was in 1805.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0001
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Pickle by Geoff Hunt.
6-gun schooner. The schooner Pickle battles bravely through the waves, bearing to England the bitter-sweet news of Lord Nelsons death and the great victory at Trafalgar. Commanded by Lt. Lapenotiere, she arrived at Falmouth on the 4th November 1805 from where the Lieutenant brought the news to London by coach. For his efforts, Lapenotiere was promoted Master and Commander.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0002
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HMS Indefatigable by Geoff Hunt.
44-gun razee. HMS Indefatigable was an exceptionally powerful frigate, cut down from a 64-gun ship but still carrying 24-pounder cannon. On 13-14 January 1797 she encountered the 74-gun Droits de lHomme. After a running fight through the night in storm conditions the French battleship was wrecked on the Brittany coast.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0003
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HMS Temeraire by Geoff Hunt.
Second-rate 98-gun ship. One of the most famous names in the Royal Navy, associated with both the epic action alongside H.M.S. Victory at Trafalgar and with Turners famous painting, Temeraire was launched at Chatham in 1798. In contrast to her later career, her first day under sail, seen here, was calm and peaceful.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0004
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HMS Euryalus by Geoff Hunt.
Fifth-rate 36-gun frigate. A standard design of the numerous Apollo class, Euryalus was Captain Blackwoods command during the Trafalgar campaign, where she constantly accompanied Nelsons flagship HMS Victory to repeat signals, and to keep the British fleet precisely informed of the location of the Franco-Spanish fleet.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0005
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HMS Captain by Geoff Hunt.
74-gun ship. Commodore Nelsons flagship at the Battle of St. Vincent in 1797, the highlight of this ships career (1784-1813) Nelsons orders resulted in Captain steering through the British line in order to engage the leading Spanish battleships, of which two of the largest surrendered to Nelson himself.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0006
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Le Bucentaure by Geoff Hunt.
The French Flagship. 80-gun ship. Where the British used 98-gun three-deckers, the French preferred 80-gun two-deckers, of which this is the most famous example. Bucentaure, seen here off Toulon, served as Vice-Admital Villeneuves flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0007
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Santisima Trinidad by Geoff Hunt.
The Spanish Flgship. First rate 136-gun ship. Built at Havana in 1769 as a 112-gun ship, re-armed in 1796 with about 136 guns to make her the worlds only
ship with four complete gundecks, this celebrated Spanish flagship fought at the battles of St. Vincent and Trafalgar. Several observers remarked on her red and white striped sides.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0008
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HMS Speedy by Geoff Hunt.
14-gun Brig. Famous for her action against the vastly superior Gamo under Lord Cochranes command, Speedy had an extremely active career in the Mediterranean. Much of this involved shore raids and boat work, as suggested in this scene. Patrick OBrian based much of the story of Jack Aubreys beloved Sophie on the exploits of Speedy.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0009
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HMS Leander by Geoff Hunt.
Fourth-rate 52-gun ship. By 1797 the fourth-rate was not considered fit for the line of battle, yet that is where H.M.S. Leander found herself, at the Battle of the Nile on 1st August. Here seen passing the grounded Culloden and the brig Mutine, Leander played a distinguished part in the ensuing night action.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0010
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HMS Surprise by Geoff Hunt.
Captured French ship, rated fifth-rate. Though credited with 34 guns, this very small frigate might be better described as a corvette. Originally the French lUnite, she was captured by HMS Inconstant in April 1796 and is here seen arriving at Ajaccio. Renamed HMS Surprise, she served until 1802 but is now best known for her subsequent fictional career in Patrick OBrians novels. The Surprise was made famous by the writings of Patrick OBrian, in his books on the adventures of Captain Aubrey and the surgeon Maturin, described by the world famous writer as his favourite ship. The fabulous frigate was constructed in Le Havre as LUnite in 1794. It was a 24-gun corvette, armed with 8lb long guns. The British captured her in April 1796 in the Mediterranean, and her name changed to the HMS Surprise. She was re-armed and classed as a 28-gun ship. She actually carried 24 32 lb carronades on her main deck, 8 32 lb carronades on her quarter deck, and 4 6 lb long guns on her foredeck. French frigates were much sought after by the British, because of their manoeuvrability and speed. The streamlined design of the hull below the waterline meant that these frigates could out run most other ships. Her big moment came in October 1799 under the command of Captain Edward Hamilton for the daring rescue of the frigate Hermoine. The latters crew had mutinied, killing their commander and officers. The ship was surrendered to the Spanish, and was taken to the harbour at Puerto Cabello in modern day Venezuela. In trying to rescue the ship, the boats of the HMS Surprise was spotted and fired on by patrolling gunboats. They soldiered on, boarded the Hermoine, cleared the deck and sailed her out. Their losses were 12 wounded, whilst the Spanish suffered a loss of 216 wounded (including many dead) Captain Hamilton who led the rescue was knighted for his conduct, and the Hermoine restored to the British Navy.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0011
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USS United States by Geoff Hunt.
44-gun Heavy Frigate. The first of the American super-frigates, completed at Philadelphia in 1797 to designs by Joshua Humphreys, this powerful ship could carry over 50 guns. Under Stephen Decaturs command, she out-fought and captured the British frigate Macedonian on 25 October 1812.
Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE LA0012
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Inspiration by John Young.
Official limited edition print of the 60th Anniversary of the Douglas Bader Foundation. Douglas Bader (D-B) leading Dogsbody Section, 616 Squadron, including Johnnie Johnson (YQ-E) , Cocky Dundas (YO-A) and Jeff West (YQ-H) on his final operational take off from Westhampnett on August 9th 1941.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*, Wing Commander David COX DFC, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Flight Lieutenant Wallace Cunningham DFC, Flight Lieutenant N L D Kemp DFC, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, Squadron Leader Doug Nicholls DFC, Squadron Leader Vic Bergman DFC, Wing Commander Gordon Sinclair OBE DFC, Squadron Leader Peter Brown AFC, Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM, Squadron Leader Tom Draper WilliaMS DFC, Squadron Leader Dennis Armitage DFC, Sergeant Butch Morton, Flight Lieutenant Sir Alan Smith DFC, Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC, Flight Lieutenant Peter Ward-Smith, Squadron Leader Robert Beardsley DFC and Air Commodore Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC AE
ITEM CODE LI0028
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George Cross Island Association 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Print by John Young.
Official limited edition print of the 60th Anniversary of the George Cross Island Association. Spitfires from one of Maltas most famous squadrons, 249, climbing up over Valetta harbour in the summer of 1942. The panorama beneath the aircraft is the city with its thousands of Maltese citizens daily exposed to the enemy blitz, ships of the Royal Navy and Merchant Service, and the Armys anti-aircraft batteries.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £176.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Arthur Aldridge DFC, Squadron Leader Cyril Bam Bamberger, Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC, Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC*, Flight Lieutenant N L D Kemp DFC, Squadron Leader Keith Lawrence DFC, Squadron Leader P G Leggett, Squadron Leader Harry Moon, Flight Lieutenant James Pickering AFC, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Robertson, Flight Lieutenant Peter Rothwell, Flight Lieutenant ARF Thompson DFC, Commander Mike Crosley DSC* Royal Navy, Petty Officer Frederick Jewett, Vice-Admiral Sir lan McGeoch KCB DSO DFC , Merchant Seaman Gunner Ron Linton, Vice-Admiral Sir John Roxburgh KCB CBE DSO DSC, Lieutenant Peter Twiss OBE DSC, Lieutenant Stanley Fraser, Sergeant Major Frank Rixon BEM, Lieutenant Colonel Chevalier Antoine Pace Bonello MBE GC OCC, Brigadier George V Micallef MOM CBE, Dr Censu Tabone MD FRCS(EDIN) KUOM and Chief Nursing Officer Carmela Turner RGN SCM .
ITEM CODE LI0029
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Normandy Veterans Association 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Print by Michael Turner.
Official limited edition print of the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy Veterans Association. The Eastern Flank of the D-Day battlefield, 1300 hours, June 6th 1944. No single picture could possibly encompass the actions of all British forces on D-Day, let alone the Allies overall, whise front stretched 60 miles along the Normandy coastline. The eastern flank of the D-Day battlefield has been chosen to symbolise the achievements of British forces on June 6th 1944 because no other part of the invasion front illustrates better the combined efforts of all three services.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £176.00 Signed by Group Captain J B Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC, Colonel Pierre Clostermann CDLL L&H MM CdeG DFC*, Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*, Lieutenant General Avi Baron M Donnet CVO DFC FRAeS, Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC, Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC*, Wing Commander Jack Rose CMG MBE DFC, Flying Officer Leslie Valentine CdeG, Colonel Terence Otway DSO LdH, Colonel David J Wood MBE, Staff Sergeant Peter B Boyle, Captain Richard Todd OBE, Madame Arlette Gondree-Pritchett, Rear-Admiral E Gueritz CB OBE DSC*, Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi GCB, Commander Mike Crosley DSC* Royal Navy, Able Seaman LC/SIG Robert Gale DSM, The Rt Hon Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC, The Rt Hon Lord Deedes KBE MC PC DL, Major-General P L de C Martin CBE, Major Sir Hereward Wake Bart MC DL, Field Marshal Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC, Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs GCB CBE DSO MC and 1er Maitre Leon Gautier LdH MM CdeG MDLR.
ITEM CODE LI0030
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Desert Sharks by Robert Taylor.
Robert captures precisely the arid heat, dust and smoke of desert warfare, conveying an air of impending conflict. Neville Duke in his 112 Sqn P40-D Kittyhawk.
Signed limited edition of 90 prints. Paper size 21 inches x 15.5 inches (53cm x 40cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC.
ITEM CODE DHM2626
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Spitfire Country by Ivan Berryman.
Spitfire of 19 Squadron shown over southern England in 1940.
Signed limited edition of 200 giclee paper prints. Image size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm). Price £180.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 48 inches x 36 inches (122cm x 91cm). Price £700.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 27 inches (91cm x 69cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £460.00
Original painting, oil on board by Ivan Berryman. Size 48 inches x 36 inches (122cm x 91cm). Price £3500.00
ITEM CODE DHM1550
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Liberation from Amiens by Tim Fisher.
This sortie was for the sole purpose of saving lives. The objective was to initiate a breakout of more than 700 French resistance workers from Amiens prison, many of whom were on their eve of execution by their Gestapo jailers. The De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk V1s of 464 and 487 Squadron of No 140 wing were to breach the outer walls and destroy certain key buildings within the compound. Absolute pin point precision was vital to reduce casualties amongst the French patriots. Three formations of six aircraft were formed, each crewed by the most experienced members of these squadrons. Low level runs at only fifteen feet were required to maintain bombing accuracy. The raid was the responsibility of Group Captain Percy Charles Pickard, DSO, DFC. The navigational plot was in the hands of Pickards inseparable friend and navigator, Flight Lieutenant J A Bill Broadley. The operation took place on the 18th Februrary 1944 in terrible weather, with heavy snow falling, sweeping in gusts and almost obscuring the runway. The first run took place along the Albert to Amiens road which can be seen in the foreground of the painting. Led by Wing Commander I S Black, the aircraft were flying so low they had to be flown at an angle to miss the trees lining the road. Bombs were placed with pin point accuracy, breaching the walls in places and setting fire to the main building. The second attack at right angles to the first across barren open fields was led by Wing Commander R W Bob Iredale followed by the Australians of 464 Squadron. The target being the second phase demolition of the guards annex. The painting shows Iredale in the foreground with his navigator Flt. Lt. McCaul, followed closely by Sqn Ldr Sugden and navigator Fg Off Bridger. In the background, comimg up rapidly at a height of fifteen feet is Fg Off Mongham, DFM and his navigator Fg Off Dean DFM. These two attacks were so successful, that streams of prisoners managed to escape. Further bombing runs were deemed unnecessary and 21 Squadron returned to base.
Signed limited edition of 200 giclee paper prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £180.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting, oil on canvas by Tim Fisher. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £2200.00
ITEM CODE DHM1552
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