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Its 31 May 1916 and in the North Sea, off Jutland, a huge clash of British and German titans is […]
This painting together with a further eight WL Wyllie watercolours of World War 1 scenes of “affairs at sea” was […]
One of the definitive paintings of the battle and known throughout the world, William Lionel Wyllie’s “Trafalgar, 2.30 pm”, an […]
This watercolour, undated by the artist, can nevertheless be pinned down to the fairly narrow 18 month period of post […]
Another beautiful etching from the stable of WLW, this is a well known image which well captures what must have […]
A soft , grey and misty day in the Forth as battleships of the KIng Edward VII Class lie to […]
This very well known, greatly prized but relatively rare etching by WLW needs little introduction. Not only is it scarce but […]
Built by the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth and first commissioned on 2 January 1912, ORION was the lead ship of […]
This celebrated etching is one of very few executed by Wyllie depicting the handsome TIGER, the new three funnelled battle […]
This etching exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1917 – shows the crippled HMS WARRIOR (Captain V B Molento RN) […]
Another beautifully executed etching by Wyllie of HMS VICTORY whilst she was still afloat in Portsmouth she wasn’t moved […]
That Wyllie chose this brave ship for one of his classic etchings is no surprise he loved stories of […]
The Rock of Gibraltar with Europa Point sitting at its southern extremity (here on the right) is a landmark known […]
HRH The Prince of Wales commissioned the yacht designer G L Watson in 1892 to design him a racing cutter. […]
VICTORY was finally moved into Number 2 Dock, His Majesty’s Dockyard Portsmouth, on 12 January 1922 and the work of […]
With a tug connected forrard and with the tide clearly making, the beautiful MAURETANIA is about to start her swing […]
Unusual in that it’s a trial proof, QUEEN ELIZABETH is seen here in action early in her life. She had […]
A typically atmospheric watercolour by WLW: light airs and a damp and misty day: the sun is beginning to break […]
It was the evening of 6th May 1910 when King Edward VII died and King George V succeeded to the […]
Provenance: with the Rembrandt Gallery. This watercolour features as colour plate no. 3 in “Sea Fights of the Great War” […]
These vignettes that make up the whole picture are quite delightful Wyllie shows his considerable talent with Indian ink, […]
This image showing in the foreground HMS TIGER (Captain Henry Pelly MVO RN), will be well known to all Wyllie […]
The sheer detail Wyllie has achieved in this etching is breathtaking: there is a forest of tall masts all the […]
