Napoleonic naval art prints of the Battle of
Trafalgar, Battle of the Nile, Battle of Copenhagen, Battle of Cape St. Vincent
and the Glorious 1st of June by military artist Nicholas Pocock.
Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 - The Close of
Action by Pocock The aerial view shows the scene of devastation at around 6pm with the
British ships lying alongside their prizes in the foreground, and the
remaining French ships fleeing in the distance.
HMS Defence at the Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794
by Nicholas Pocock One of the most realistic pictures of a sea battle ever painted, the
British ship, the Defence, totally dismasted but refusing to surrender,
she is being attacked by a French two-decker on the left and L Achille on
the right.
Duckworths Action at San Domingo, 6th February 1806 by Nicholas Pocock.
Item Code : DHM0153
Duckworths Action at San Domingo, 6th February 1806 by Nicholas Pocock. - Editions Available
Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 - The Close of Action by Nicholas Pocock.
The aerial view shows the scene of devastation at around 6pm with the British ships lying alongside their prizes in the foreground, and the remaining French ships fleeing in the distance.
Item Code : DHM0141
Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 - The Close of Action by Nicholas Pocock. - Editions Available
HMS Defence at the Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794 by Nicholas Pocock.
One of the most realistic pictures of a sea battle ever painted, the British ship, the Defence, totally dismasted but refusing to surrender, she is being attacked by a French two-decker on the left and L Achille on the right.
Item Code : DHM0143
HMS Defence at the Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794 by Nicholas Pocock. - Editions Available
HMS Captain Capturing the San Nicholas by Nicholas Pocock.
During the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Nelsons ship the Captain (a 74 gun ship) is shown on the left, and has run alongside the 80 gun San Nicholas. The manoeuvre came to be known as Nelsons Patent Bridge for Boarding First Rates.
Item Code : DHM0144
HMS Captain Capturing the San Nicholas by Nicholas Pocock. - Editions Available
HMS Captain Capturing the San Nicholas by Pocock
During the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Nelsons ship the Captain (a 74
gun ship) is shown on the left, and has run alongside the 80 gun San
Nicholas. The manoeuvre came to be known as Nelsons Patent Bridge
for Boarding First Rates.
The Battle of Copenhagen, 2nd April 1801 by Pocock Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798 by Pocock
Nelsons annihilation of the French Fleet at Aboukir Bay was complete,
but for the escape of Admiral Villeneuve who would again confront his
nemesis just seven years later at Trafalgar. Doubled by the
British ships and ravaged by their relentless gunnery, the French faced
utter defeat as the battle raged into the night. At the centre of the
French line lay the massive three decker L Orient. The British
Alexander positioned herself astern of L Orient and began to fire
mercilessly into her fragile stern galleries. Within a short time,
a terrible fire started that raged through her hull, eventually reaching
her powder magazine, causing a massive explosion that literally blew L
Orient to pieces. In this scene, shortly before the explosion,
Alexander can be seen astern of the burning L Orient, minus her maintop,
and trying to move away in the intense heat. To her port, the
British Majestic is also starting to slip away while, in the foreground,
the French Franklin is ablaze and threatened with being caught in the
imminent blast. At the extreme right of the picture, crews are
racing to remove sails from the British Orion to lessen the risk of fire
in the event of L Orients spectacular demise.
Chris has produced a wealth of impressive paintings from the Napoleonic War, American Civil War, English Civil War, and a variety of Portraits of Great Military Leaders, He also has produced superb paintings of Pirates, a particular favourite of his. Chris studied at Berkshire College of Art 1966 - 1970 and then worked for Halas and Batchelor as a background artist. In the golden age of book cover illustration Chris made the Gunslinger, Crow and Herne series his own. To this day the shelves of high street booksellers are full of his work. Perhaps his best known popular pieces are in the now famous Jorvik Centres paintings which form the focus of the exhibitions promotion and won a travel industry award. In recent years his best work has been paintings, such as SPQR, Anne Bonny, Mary Reid and Calico Jack Rakam and Blackbeard in Damnation Seize My Soul. His super realistic style, using oils, brilliantly reflects the techniques, passion and depth of the old masters. He has a particular love of portraiture, which his portraits of Wellington and William of Orange certainly reflect, along with others from the English Civil War, his love of the subject. He is also fascinated by the awful romance of weaponry and war. Chris uses traditional Dutch paints made today, as in 1664, and is meticulous in his research and attention to detail, so scarce in our modern throw away society. Sir Anthony Van Dyke, William Dobson, Sir Peter Lely and Fortunio Matania played a vital part in his formative years. He also is much influenced by Meissonier and De Neuville.
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