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].

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THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, COWES

THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, COWES

The sheer detail Wyllie has achieved in this etching is breathtaking: there is a forest of tall masts all the […]

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Jutland: HMS TIGER and battle cruisers at Windy Corner, 31st May 1916

Jutland: HMS TIGER and battle cruisers at Windy Corner, 31st May 1916

This image showing in the foreground HMS TIGER (Captain Henry Pelly MVO RN), will be well known to all Wyllie […]

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YACHT RACING IN GRAVESEND REACH

YACHT RACING IN GRAVESEND REACH

These vignettes that make up the whole picture are quite delightful – Wyllie shows his considerable talent with Indian ink, […]

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DESTROYERS ENGAGING THE GERMAN CRUISER MAINZ, 28TH AUGUST 1914

DESTROYERS ENGAGING THE GERMAN CRUISER MAINZ, 28TH AUGUST 1914

Provenance: with the Rembrandt Gallery. This watercolour features as colour plate no. 3 in “Sea Fights of the Great War” […]

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PROCLAIMING OUR SAILOR KING

PROCLAIMING OUR SAILOR KING

It was the evening of 6th May 1910 when King Edward VII died and King George V succeeded to the […]

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BIG CLASS YACHTS RACING IN PLYMOUTH SOUND

BIG CLASS YACHTS RACING IN PLYMOUTH SOUND

A typically atmospheric watercolour by WLW: light airs and a damp and misty day: the sun is beginning to break […]

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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH AT THE TIME OF THE DARDANELLES

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH AT THE TIME OF THE DARDANELLES

Unusual in that it’s a trial proof, QUEEN ELIZABETH is seen here in action early in her life. She had […]

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RMS MAURETANIA ARRIVING AT LIVERPOOL

RMS MAURETANIA ARRIVING AT LIVERPOOL

With a tug connected forrard and with the tide clearly making, the beautiful MAURETANIA is about to start her swing […]

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HMS VICTORY IN DRY DOCK 1922

HMS VICTORY IN DRY DOCK 1922

VICTORY was finally moved into Number 2 Dock, His Majesty’s Dockyard Portsmouth, on 12 January 1922 and the work of […]

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THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

The Rock of Gibraltar with Europa Point sitting at its southern extremity (here on the right) is a landmark known […]

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BRITANNIA – J Class racing cutter

BRITANNIA – J Class racing cutter

HRH The Prince of Wales commissioned the yacht designer G L Watson in 1892 to design him a racing cutter. […]

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SUBMARINES passing HMS VICTORY in Portsmouth harbour c. 1912

SUBMARINES passing HMS VICTORY in Portsmouth harbour c. 1912

This very well known, greatly prized but relatively rare etching by WLW needs little introduction.  Not only is it scarce but […]

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HMS CHESTER IN ACTION WITH THREE GERMAN LIGHT CRUISERS, 31 MAY 1916

HMS CHESTER IN ACTION WITH THREE GERMAN LIGHT CRUISERS, 31 MAY 1916

That Wyllie chose this brave ship for one of his classic etchings is no surprise – he loved stories of […]

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HMS VICTORY AFLOAT IN PORTSMOUTH WITH HM YACHT ALBERTA

HMS VICTORY AFLOAT IN PORTSMOUTH WITH HM YACHT ALBERTA

Another beautifully executed etching by Wyllie of HMS VICTORY whilst she was still afloat in Portsmouth – she wasn’t moved […]

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Capital Ships in the Firth of Forth c.1915

Capital Ships in the Firth of Forth c.1915

A soft , grey and misty day in the Forth as battleships of the KIng Edward VII Class lie to […]

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The Battle of Jutland: HMS WARSPITE and HMS WARRIOR Under Heavy Fire

The Battle of Jutland: HMS WARSPITE and HMS WARRIOR Under Heavy Fire

This etching exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1917 – shows the crippled HMS WARRIOR (Captain V B Molento RN) […]

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HMS TIGER, PRINCESS ROYAL, LION, WARRIOR, DEFENCE AND ONSLOW AT JUTLAND 1916

HMS TIGER, PRINCESS ROYAL, LION, WARRIOR, DEFENCE AND ONSLOW AT JUTLAND 1916

This celebrated etching is one of very few executed by Wyllie depicting the handsome TIGER, the new three funnelled battle […]

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HMS ORION, PORTSMOUTH 1912

HMS ORION, PORTSMOUTH 1912

Built by the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth and first commissioned on 2 January 1912, ORION was the lead ship of […]

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DREADNOUGHTS OF THE IRON DUKE CLASS AT SEA

DREADNOUGHTS OF THE IRON DUKE CLASS AT SEA

Another beautiful etching from the stable of WLW, this is a well known image which well captures what must have […]

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HMS NEW ZEALAND with HMS ONSLOW Rafted Up alongside

HMS NEW ZEALAND with HMS ONSLOW Rafted Up alongside

This watercolour, undated by the artist, can nevertheless be pinned down to the fairly narrow 18 month period of post […]

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THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR 2.30 PM AND HMS VICTORY

THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR 2.30 PM AND HMS VICTORY

One of the definitive paintings of the battle and known throughout the world, William Lionel Wyllie’s “Trafalgar, 2.30 pm”, an […]

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HMS NEW ZEALAND and HMS AUSTRALIA Coming to Anchor, Firth of Forth

HMS NEW ZEALAND and HMS AUSTRALIA Coming to Anchor, Firth of Forth

This painting together with a further eight WL Wyllie watercolours of World War 1 scenes of “affairs at sea” was […]

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HMS NEW ZEALAND – The Sixteen Point Turn at Jutland

HMS NEW ZEALAND – The Sixteen Point Turn at Jutland

Its 31 May 1916 and in the North Sea, off Jutland, a huge clash of British and German titans is […]

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