The Maritime Prints business is for sale. At 78 yrs of age and after 26 years I’ve reluctantly concluded that I need to draw stumps. But a huge amount of love and effort has gone into the project so it needs to go to someone who can lavish a similar amount of care on it - it’s been a hugely rewarding business. Is there anyone out there who would like to take it on? Please contact Rick Cosby on 01460 63776 or [email protected].

Tufnell, Eric

HMS LEANDER IN THE 1930S

HMS LEANDER IN THE 1930S

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HMS Valiant in the Firth of Forth – MP253

HMS Valiant in the Firth of Forth – MP253

The battleship is lying in the capital ship anchorage in the Firth of Forth.

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COASTAL FORCES: MTBS 244 AND 224 ON THE PLANE

COASTAL FORCES: MTBS 244 AND 224 ON THE PLANE

Almost certainly painted in 1941/43 this was a subject Tufnell understood well: his ships are accurate, his sea and spray […]

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HMS WARSPITE

HMS WARSPITE

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HMS EURYALUS: 2nd Battle of Sirte, 22 March 1942

HMS EURYALUS: 2nd Battle of Sirte, 22 March 1942

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HMS VENGEANCE IN ARCTIC WATERS

HMS VENGEANCE IN ARCTIC WATERS

Although Tufnell seldom dated his paintings (and this one is no exception) we can be pretty sure that the year […]

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HMS JUTLAND AT MALTA, NOVEMBER 1951

HMS JUTLAND AT MALTA, NOVEMBER 1951

HMS JUTLAND, commanded here by Commander I M Balfour MBE RN, was one of the 8 Later Battle Class destroyers […]

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HMS IRON DUKE by Commander Eric Tufnell

HMS IRON DUKE by Commander Eric Tufnell

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COASTAL FORCES: FAIRMILE D TYPE MTB 604

COASTAL FORCES: FAIRMILE D TYPE MTB 604

(MP092). Commander Eric Tufnell RN (1888-1979). Watercolour signed not dated. Limited Edition: 49 copies 14 x 10 ins (35.5 x […]

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

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

The Flower Class corvettes are seldom painted in anything other than a storm force 10 and with good reason: they […]

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HMS DREADNOUGHT

HMS DREADNOUGHT

(MP250). Commander Eric Tufnell RN (1888-1979). Watercolour signed and inscribed HMS DREADNOUGHT and with ship’s crest inscribed at top right.. […]

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HMS KENT Flying Paying Off Pennant 1930s by Eric Tufnell

HMS KENT Flying Paying Off Pennant 1930s by Eric Tufnell

(MP345). Commander Eric Tufnell RN (1888-1979). Watercolour signed and annotated HMS KENT. 12 copies worldwide 11 x 8 inches (28 […]

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HMS Iron Duke Becalmed

HMS Iron Duke Becalmed

(MP408). Commander Eric Tufnell RN (1888-1979). Watercolour; signed and annotated IRON DUKE with crest added in watercolour by the artist. […]

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HMS GLORIOUS Arriving in Grand Harbour Malta, 1930s

HMS GLORIOUS Arriving in Grand Harbour Malta, 1930s

(MP517). Commander Eric Tufnell RN (1888-1979). watercolour signed and annotated by the artist HMS GLORIOUS. 12 copies worldwide 7 x […]

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HMS SUFFOLK FINDS SMS BISMARCK – DENMARK STRAIT 23 MAY 1941

HMS SUFFOLK FINDS SMS BISMARCK – DENMARK STRAIT 23 MAY 1941

At 1000 on 23rd May 1941, with SMS BISMARCK (Captain Ernst Lindemann) wearing the flag of Admiral Gunther Lutjens and […]

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H.M.S. Trinidad Capsizing Whilst On Arctic Convoy Duty

H.M.S. Trinidad Capsizing Whilst On Arctic Convoy Duty

Royal Marine Musician George Lloyd was serving in the light cruiser HMS TRINIDAD in March 1942 when she was ordered […]

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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, Indian Ocean

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, Indian Ocean

This watercolour is one of over one hundred similar ship portraits – please enter Tufnell in the SEARCH box for more […]

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HMS AMETHYST BREAKS OUT OF THE YANGTSE RIVER, JULY 1949

HMS AMETHYST BREAKS OUT OF THE YANGTSE RIVER, JULY 1949

The night of 30/31st July 2021 marked the 72nd anniversary of the culmination of the incident on China’s River Yangtse […]

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