{"title":"GREGORY SMITH - Marine  Paintings for sale","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommissioning Gregory Smith\n\u003cbr\u003eYou may commission your own oil painting from Gregory Smith through Marine Artists.co.uk\n\u003cbr\u003ee-mail Charles Mayes on cm@marineartists.co.uk for full details of how to proceed or use the CONTACT US form above.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"32927","title":"\"The Cutty Sark cracking on\".","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linene Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower left\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magnificent \u003cem\u003eCutty Sark\u003c\/em\u003e, most famous and graceful of clippers...Gregory Smith won a prize for this painting at the \"Afloat or Ashore\" competition this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the original painting or reserve it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact Charles Mayes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk  +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- or buy direct through our secure website - VAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping: UK£60 : USA\/Rest of World £120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GREGORY SMITH (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616622723414,"sku":"-32927","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Smith_20-_20Cutty_20Sark_20-_20large_20stamped_0a01c6ec-6185-4f80-802a-a037239a2457.jpg?v=1791279875"},{"product_id":"32881","title":"\"HMS King George V in the Mediterranean; 1943\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 x 20 inches (40.5 x 51 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGregory Smith's painting of HMS \u003cem\u003eKing George V\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the great British battleships, known for her part in the destruction of the German battleship \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e. We see her here operating in the Mediterranean in 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the original painting or reserve it to get a shipping quote from us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact Charles Mayes -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk  +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- or buy direct through our secure website - VAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description available on request\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"GREGORY SMITH (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616622756182,"sku":"-32881","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Smith_20-_20KGV_20-_20stamp_f6485aac-8910-49d6-b6be-eb892c229648.jpg?v=1791279875"},{"product_id":"32882","title":"\"HMS Warspite at the Battle of Narvik; 1940'\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 x 20 inches (40.5 x 51 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA highly dramatic depiction by Gregory Smith of one of the great British battleships, summarising her power and prescence...We see her here entering Ofotfjord behind the destroyers at the Battle of Narvik in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Mayes -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk  +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- or buy direct through our secure wesite - VAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description available on request\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"GREGORY SMITH (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616622788950,"sku":"-32882","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Smith_20-_20Warspite_20-_20stamp_9d7a07a5-4b39-4a5f-a190-2c3e8942dbe2.jpg?v=1791279876"},{"product_id":"32911","title":"\"Charles Darwin's Beagle arrives at Tahiti; 15th November 1835\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 x 36 inches (46 x 91.5 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At daylight, Tahiti, an island which must for ever remain classical to the Voyager in the South Sea, was in view\".Thus did Captain Fitzroy's journal record the arrival of Charles Darwin's\u003cem\u003eBeagle\u003c\/em\u003e off the coast of Tahiti having completed the longest leg of her voyage - 3200 miles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGregory Smith has shown the famous ship on that morning as the clouds dissipate and the rich vegetation starts to become visible. To the left of the painting we see a Tahiti petrel flying over the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the original painting or reserve it to confirm a shipping quote from us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact Charles Mayes -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk  +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- or buy direct through our secure website - VAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description available on request\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"GREGORY SMITH (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Original Oil Painting","offer_id":55616622821718,"sku":"-32911","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Smith_20-_20HMS_20Beagle_20-stamped_203_281_29_08e803c8-52fb-4221-a7b6-3caa35e64593.jpg?v=1791279876"},{"product_id":"32912","title":"\"HMS Sphinx at Sea in company with Dolphins\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 x 20 inches (40.5 x 51 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a lovely painting by Gregory Smith of HMS \u003cem\u003eSphinx\u003c\/em\u003e running free at sea accompanied by a pod of dolphins. A joyful image...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSphinx\u003c\/em\u003e was a British 20-gun Sixth-Rate launched in 1775; she enjoyed a career that ended in the year of Trafalgar and which included being captured by the French in 1779. Her captivity did not last long as she was re-taken later that same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the original painting or reserve it to confirm a shipping quote from us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact Charles Mayes -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk  +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- or buy direct through our secure website - VAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description available on request\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"GREGORY SMITH (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Original Oil Painting","offer_id":55616622854486,"sku":"-32912","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Smith_20-_20Sphinx_20-_20stamped_202_01f94e8d-bc6b-4e78-858b-8d8049099460.jpg?v=1791279877"},{"product_id":"32886","title":"\"HMS Vanguard at the 1953 Coronation Fleet Review\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBritain's last battleship is depicted here in the Solent for the 1953 Coronation Fleet Review. On the left side of the picture is the royal procession with HMS \u003ci style='font-family: \"Book Antiqua\", serif; font-size: 12pt;'\u003eSurprise\u003c\/i\u003e carrying The Queen, and a number of vessels are visible beyond including the Italian sail training ship \u003ci style='font-family: \"Book Antiqua\", serif; font-size: 12pt;'\u003eAmerigo Vespucci\u003c\/i\u003e. The aircraft carrier is HMS \u003ci style='font-family: \"Book Antiqua\", serif; font-size: 12pt;'\u003eEagle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the original painting or reserve it to confirm a shipping quote,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact Charles Mayes -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk  +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- or buy direct through our secure wesite\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- VAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description available on request\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"GREGORY SMITH (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616622887254,"sku":"-32886","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Smith_20-_20HMS_20Vanguard_20review_20-_20large_20stampd_c569a2ed-2a0b-44b1-acb3-f262cf5d0016.jpg?v=1791279878"},{"product_id":"32887","title":"\"HMS Dreadnought at Sea; 1907\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the very greatest battleships which revolutionised warship design for years after her launch, is seen here in lively seas as she looked in 1907.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GREGORY SMITH (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616622920022,"sku":"-32887","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Smith_20-_20HMS_Dreadnought_20-_20large_20stamped_c05cac26-f3c3-407d-a92e-28eed913116a.jpg?v=1791279878"},{"product_id":"32922","title":"\"The Golden Hinde off Ternate; 1579\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 x 30 inches (51 x 76 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring Drake's celebrated Circumnavigation, the \u003cem\u003eGolden Hinde\u003c\/em\u003e reached the Indonesian Spice Islands. Ternate was at that time, 1579, a Portuguese possession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe king of Ternate approached Drake, asking to be supplied with ships for his island's defence in exchange for six tons of spices, even though this was in contravention of trading arrangements made with the Portuguese.The value of the cargo of spices was at that time enormous. 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The vessel was so small and considered so unsuitable that many deserted at Portsmouth. In 1806 \"Her commander was instructed by Governor King to convey Tippahee, a New Zealand Chief of the Bay of Islands on the north-east coast, back from Sydney to his own dominions.\" Tippahee had visited the governor of Sydney in a formal visit. He was welcomed and stayed at Government House, but had been very badly treated whilst travelling there aboard a Whaler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"On Friday the 25th April the Lady Nelson, escorted by three canoes bore up between two-islands in the Bay of Islands and came to under the Island of Matuapo in two fathoms.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIt's recorded Tippahee brought many presents to the ship, after a 'fit of temper'. 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