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HMS QUEEN MARY AT PORTSMOUTH (MP214)

HMS QUEEN MARY AT PORTSMOUTH (MP214)
A B Cull (1880-1931). Watercolour signed and dated 1913.

PLYMOUTH 1913 - HMS ST VINCENT SAILS ON THE EVENING TIDE (MP206)

PLYMOUTH 1913 - HMS ST VINCENT SAILS ON THE EVENING TIDE (MP206)
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour signed and dated 1913 and inscribed "HMS ST VINCENT".

Welcome to Maritime Prints where you will find for sale OVER 230 images - originals and reproductions - of the nautical scene of the period 1805 - 2005

You will not have seen most of these pictures before as the vast majority of the originals are from private collections and have been amassed by me from a variety of sources. They are mostly concentrated around the ships of the Royal, Commonwealth & Dominion Navies that strutted their stuff in the early to mid 20th century and are painted by artists who quite clearly know their subject to perfection.

Because originals are not within wallet's reach of everyone and are of necessity unique, impeccable reproductions of many of them are also available from me, some in limited editions as small as 6 copies only. The majority are made to order by a specialist in London and are on canvas or heavy paper (depending on the original's medium) and most of these fine art prints can be tailored in size to clients' specifications: they are not only available at original size which with today's houses are often too big! Collected by museums, serious students of naval history, private buyers, they are not, in any sense, mass produced and you are asked to contact Maritime Prints (see "contact/order" box at head of this home page) to discuss, by telephone or email, your particular and specific requirements. I am emphatically not a "add to my shopping basket" business!

Richard Cosby LVO, Sherborne, Dorset, UK
Director, Maritime Prints

Artists Featured on this website

Ballin, Auguste Bevan, Irwin Birchall, W Cull, Alma Dawson, Montague
Dixon, Charles Graham, David King, Cecil Hardstaff, David Henry, Barclay
Jones, Ossie Langmaid, Rowland Macdonald, Sir Roderick McDowell,William Parkes, Oscar
Pears, Charles Salisbury, Frank Shepherd, Mandy “Snaffles” (Charlie Johnson Payne) Tufnell, Eric
Turner, Charles Wood, Frank Watson Willis, Richard Wilcox, Leslie Wyllie, William

Some Recent Additions to the collection

HMS HOOD AT SEA 1923 (MP215)

HMS HOOD AT SEA 1923 (MP215)
A B Cull (1880-1931). Watercolour signed and dated 1923.

PORTLAND: ATLANTIC FLEET CAPITAL SHIPS, 1921 (MP208)

PORTLAND: ATLANTIC FLEET CAPITAL SHIPS, 1921 (MP208)
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour signed and dated 1921.

FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE HMS CROCUS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, WINTER 1940 (MP209)

FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE HMS CROCUS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, WINTER 1940 (MP209)
Commander Eric Tufnell RN (1888-1953). Watercolour signed and inscribed.

HMS JUPITER ON A FILTHY DAY (MP210)

HMS JUPITER ON A FILTHY DAY (MP210)
A B Cull (1880-1931). Watercolour signed and dated.

HMS REVENGE  AT SCAPA FLOW, DECEMBER 1918 (MP211)

HMS REVENGE AT SCAPA FLOW, DECEMBER 1918 (MP211)
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour signed, dated and inscribed.

HMS DIDO, 1900 (MP212)

HMS DIDO, 1900 (MP212)
A B Cull (1880-1931). Watercolour signed and dated

HMS JUTLAND AT MALTA, NOVEMBER 1951 (MP213)

HMS JUTLAND AT MALTA, NOVEMBER 1951 (MP213)
Commander Eric Tufnell RN (1888-1979). Watercolour signed and inscribed.

PLYMOUTH AND DRAKE'S ISLAND 1913 - HMS CUMBERLAND (MP207)

PLYMOUTH AND DRAKE'S ISLAND 1913 - HMS CUMBERLAND (MP207)
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour signed and dated 1913.

RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH MEETS HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, WW2:

RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH MEETS HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, WW2: "SNAP!" (MP203)
Oscar Parkes OBE MB Ch B (1885-1958).. Watercolour signed but undated. Label on back reads: "SNAP - the two "Queens" meet for the first time. As HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH passed her giant namesake this short and appropriate greeting was hoisted to mark the occasion. Specially painted for the magazine "The Navy"

THE FIRST BATTLE SQUADRON OF DREADNOUGHTS, 1910 (MP027)

THE FIRST BATTLE SQUADRON OF DREADNOUGHTS, 1910 (MP027)
A B Cull (1880-1931). Oil painting signed and dated 1911 (annotated "AB Cull '11")

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, 11.11.1940 (Taranto)
(SEE MORE TUFNELLS)


HMS HIGHFLYER (MP201)

HMS HIGHFLYER (MP201)
A B Cull (1880-1931). Watercolour, signed and dated (LL) [19]'20.

DEVONPORT, THE HAMOAZE AND HMS DEFIANCE OFF WEARDE QUAY (MP205)

DEVONPORT, THE HAMOAZE AND HMS DEFIANCE OFF WEARDE QUAY (MP205)
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour heightened with white, dated 1935, signed "Frank W Wood" (LR) and inscribed "HMS DEFIANCE" (LL).

FLEET REVIEW 1937 - THE CORONATION REVIEW OF HM KING GEORGE VI (MP137)

FLEET REVIEW 1937 - THE CORONATION REVIEW OF HM KING GEORGE VI (MP137)
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour signed and dated 1937 and annotated in artist's hand, lower left.

FLEET REVIEW 1935 - THE ROYAL SALUTE THUNDERS OUT (MP196)

FLEET REVIEW 1935 - THE ROYAL SALUTE THUNDERS OUT (MP196)
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour heightened with white, signed and dated "Frank W Wood 1935" (LR) and inscribed "The Great Silver Jubilee Review 16th July 1935 - the salute" (LL).

FLEET REVIEW 1937 - THE CORONATION REVIEW OF KING GEORGE VI (MP195)

FLEET REVIEW 1937 - THE CORONATION REVIEW OF KING GEORGE VI (MP195)
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour heightened with white, dated "20th May 1937", signed "Frank W Wood" (LR) and inscribed "Spithead, 20th May 1937, Coronation Naval Review" (LL); and "ADMIRAL GRAF SPREE [sic]" beneath the pocket battleship (LR).

FLEET REVIEW 1922, TORBAY (MP136)

FLEET REVIEW 1922, TORBAY (MP195)
C E Turner (1883-1965). Monochrome with body colour, signed.

Eric Tufnell Original Watercolours. Below are 16 examples of 180 similar original watercolours of his which are available

Please contact me for list of available titles

HMAS AUSTRALIA

HMAS AUSTRALIA

HMY BRITANNIA

HMY BRITANNIA

HMS EAGLE

HMS EAGLE

HMS EURYALUS

HMS EURYALUS

HMS GLORIOUS

HMS GLORIOUS

HMS KENT

HMS KENT

HMS MALAYA AND SHEFFIELD

HMS MALAYA AND SHEFFIELD

HMS OCEAN

HMS OCEAN

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH

HMS STARLING

HMS STARLING

HMS TRINIDAD

HMS TRINIDAD

HMS VANGUARD

HMS VANGUARD

HMS VICTORIOUS

HMS VICTORIOUS

HMS WARSPITE

HMS WARSPITE

HMS WARSPITE

HMS WARSPITE

HMS WELSHMAN

HMS WELSHMAN

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, 2008 (MP194)

Max Cosby (1988), Watercolour signed and dated 2010 (LR).

THE BAY OF BISCAY (MP198)

THE BAY OF BISCAY (MP198)
Charles Dixon RI (1872-1934). Watercolour signed (LL) Charles Dixon and annotated "Best wishes for 1910 to Nobbie"

ROYAL ESCORTS IN NEW YORK HARBOUR - MAY 1939 (MP188)

Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953). Watercolour signed and dated 1939 (LR) and inscribed (LL) "Royal Escort - Ships Leaving New York 31st May 1939".

HMS DREADNOUGHT, PORTSMOUTH, 1908 (MP183)

HMS DREADNOUGHT, PORTSMOUTH, 1908
A B Cull (1880-1931)

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 1941 - 44 (MP186)

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 1941 - 44 (MP186)
John Hamilton MC (1919-1993). Oil painting on board. Signed (LR) but not dated.

BRITANNIA (foreground) LULWORTH AND CANDIDA OFF THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, ISLE OF WIGHT

BRITANNIA (foreground) LULWORTH AND CANDIDA OFF THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, ISLE OF WIGHT
Stephen J Renard (1947 -). Original oil on board, signed, 30 x 20 cms

BEEF CONVOY

BEEF CONVOY. 25 x 28.6 cms
"Snaffles" (Charlie Johnson Payne) (1884-1967)

SEA HAWK

SEA HAWK. 53 x 38 cms
"Snaffles" (Charlie Johnson Payne) (1884-1967)

WHO WHOOP!

WHO WHOOP! 48 x 29 cms
"Snaffles" (Charlie Johnson Payne) (1884-1967)

HMS MANCHESTER - TYPE 42 DESTROYER (MP176)

HMS MANCHESTER - TYPE 42 DESTROYER (MP176)
Max Cosby (b. 1988). Watercolour signed (LR) and inscribed "HM Destroyer MANCHESTER" (LL)

West of Gib, North Across the Bay. Artist's Proof lithograph signed in pencil in artist's original hand  bottom left Snaffles (C J Payne 1884-1967) and annotated on mount (matt) Blimy! Wott a  Life.  50 x 32 cms

West of Gib, North Across the Bay. Artist's Proof lithograph signed in pencil in artist's original hand
bottom left "Snaffles" (C J Payne 1884-1967) and annotated on mount (matt) "Blimy! Wott a Life". 50 x 32 cms

SNAFFLES: TBDs - SHEPHERDING A CONVOY - A SKETCH FROM THE MONKEY's ISLAND OF A DESTROYER (MP141)

SNAFFLES: "TBDs - SHEPHERDING A CONVOY - A SKETCH FROM THE MONKEY's ISLAND OF A DESTROYER" (MP141)
Charlie Johnson Payne

Original litho signed in Snaffles' own hand for sale

ENEMY IN SIGHT - A FRIGATE SIGNALLING THE FLEET (MP170)

SUBMARINES IN THE CHANNEL (MP167)
W L Wyllie (1851-1931). Watercolour signed and annotated Submarines in the Channel.

THE BIG CLASS RACING OFF RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT

THE BIG CLASS RACING OFF RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT
Etching, Rowland Langmaid

HMS HOOD WORKING UP TO FULL POWER- JULY 1923 (MP158)

HMS HOOD WORKING UP TO FULL POWER- JULY 1923 (MP158)
Alma Claude Burlton Cull (1880-1931)


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Falklands War: Six paintings by David Hardstaff were commissioned by Surgeon Commander Rick Jolly, a name well known to Falklands veterans, as part of a series of 11 pictures which relate to events of 21st May 1982. Whilst the originals are not for sale, limited edition reproductions (only 99 copies of each) are available on card and canvas at varying sizes (See David Hardstaff).

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