{"title":"IAN LOWE 20TH c. WARSHIPS","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"32917","title":"\"CSS Florida: Southern Colors in Northern Seas, 1864\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatercolour \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBodycolour \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eon Artist's Watercolour Board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 x 20 inches (30 x 51 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right, \u0026amp; dated, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Lowe’s painting shows CSS \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e under Lt. C M Morris CSN. She is under sail and steam off the US East coast in 1864 and we see her firing a shot to signal a Union schooner to heave-to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e was built illicitly in England on Merseyside. Always intended for the Confederate navy, she was constructed under the name of \u003ci\u003eOreto\u003c\/i\u003e and based on the design of a Royal Navy despatch gunboat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaunched in 1862, her name was changed in the Bahamas to \u003ci\u003eFlorida \u003c\/i\u003eand she was commissioned into the Confederate States Navy, coming to be based in Mobile, Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e was a highly successful raider with nearly 40 Union ship victims in two cruises before meeting her end at Bahia, Brazil, at the hands of USS \u003ci\u003eWachusett\u003c\/i\u003e in late 1864.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Original Painting","offer_id":55616623640918,"sku":"-32917","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Florida_202024_202_20-_20large_20stamped_98ad686f-63da-406b-9478-b111391a9ca3.jpg?v=1791279887"},{"product_id":"32918","title":"\"HMS Rodney off Sword Beach; Normandy,  7th June 1944\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatercolour \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBodycolour \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eon Artist's Watercolour Board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 3\/4 x 21 1\/4 inches (32.5 x 54 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right, \u0026amp; dated, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHMS \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eRodney\u003c\/i\u003e, launched in 1925, was one of Britain’s most famous battleships of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was designated as a reserve battleship for the bombardment covering the Normandy landings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Ian Lowe’s painting we see \u003ci\u003eRodney\u003c\/i\u003e about to commence her bombardment around 18.30 on the evening of June 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e. She had given a short bombardment the previous day and returned from Spithead to take station off Sword Beach on the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the background we can see HMS \u003ci\u003eWarspite\u003c\/i\u003e firing. A Hunt Class destroyer passes to \u003ci\u003eRodney\u003c\/i\u003e’s port side and there is a flight of Martin Marauder bombers overhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy this stage of her career \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eRodney\u003c\/i\u003e was worn down and in need of refitting. The painting is a marvellous depiction of the ship in her state of battle-weariness and decay, showing her rusted sides and even the marks of a fatal collision with a landing-craft earlier this same day. However \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eRodney\u003c\/i\u003e’s bombardment was lethal – she fired 132 16-inch shells and 99 6-inch ones. A German prisoner is reported to have said “…We can fight you, we can fight your tanks, but those naval guns are too much…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure wesite   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Original Painting","offer_id":55616623706454,"sku":"-32918","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Rodney_202_20-_20large_202_20-_20stamped_bb1724be-9459-4988-8470-23e7024b0b89.jpg?v=1791279888"},{"product_id":"32862","title":"\"HMS Polyphemus cuts the boom, Berehaven, Ireland, 30th June 1885\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatercolour \u0026amp; Bodycolour on Artist's Watercolour Board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 3\/4 x 20 inches (32.5 x 51 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned \u0026amp; Dated, lower right\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed \u0026amp; Glazed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful painting by Ian Lowe of a unique British warship, HMS \u003cem\u003ePolyphemus\u003c\/em\u003e, the only purpose-built \"torpedo ram\" built for the Royal Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Admiralty wanted to test ways of breaching Russian ports defended by booms and torpedo boats. In an exercise on the 30th June 1885 at Berehaven, Bantry Bay, Ireland, \u003cem\u003ePolyphemus\u003c\/em\u003e was tasked with breaking a boom held by a 5 inch steel cable at the same time evading attacks by torpedo boats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolyphemus\u003c\/em\u003e came up to a top speed of nearly 18 knots (8 was considered good at the time for ironclads), evaded six torpedo boats and easily smashed through the boom. It was the high point of her career and we see \u003cem\u003ePolyphemus\u003c\/em\u003e just after she has broken the boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolyphemus\u003c\/em\u003e looks very modern for a ship built in 1882; she was low in the water and the first Royal Navy ship to be painted grey, 20 years before this became universal. Additionally she was one of the first RN ships to have electric light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome believe that HMS \u003cem\u003ePolyphemus\u003c\/em\u003e was the inspiration for the ironclad \u003cem\u003eThunder Child\u003c\/em\u003e in HG Wells's \"War of the Worlds\"...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Painting","offer_id":55616623804758,"sku":"-32862","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Polyphemus_20-_20stamped_84b135c6-21cb-4e78-b62d-09d46b6ce83f.jpg?v=1791279889"},{"product_id":"32929","title":"\"The End of the Chase: HMS Renown following her action with KMS Scharnhorst \u0026 KMS Gneisenau, Norway; April 9th 1940\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatercolour \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBodycolour \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eon Artist's Watercolour Board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 7\/8 x 20 inches (30 x 50 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right, \u0026amp; dated, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exceptional painting by Ian Lowe shows the British battlecruiser HMS \u003ci\u003eRenown\u003c\/i\u003e breaking off her hot engagement with the two very powerful German ships \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGneisenau\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenown\u003c\/i\u003e and her destroyer escorts had engaged the German ships in the early hours of the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1940 about 50 miles off the Norwegian Lofoten Islands. The British ships had been supporting British forces during the recent ill-fated Norwegian campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisibility for both sides was extremely poor due to gales and snow storms. HMS \u003ci\u003eRenown\u003c\/i\u003e was hit, but also struck \u003ci\u003eGneisenau\u003c\/i\u003e and caused her significant damage. Both sides suffered damage from the heavy seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe action broke off around 5 a.m. as the escorting destroyers found it difficult to keep up but at 5.20 a.m. \u003ci\u003eRenown\u003c\/i\u003e emerged from the snowstorm and, increasing speed to 29 knots, resumed the action. Operating such large warships in heavy seas at high speed causes significant damage and, around 6.15 a.m., the Germans disengaged. \u003ci\u003eRenown\u003c\/i\u003e was unable to sustain sufficiently high speeds to pursue them; she had fired 230 shells during the action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure wesite   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Original Painting","offer_id":55616623968598,"sku":"-32929","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Renown_201940_20-_20cropped_20-_20large_20stamped_9318e336-429e-45b1-bf5e-0aada7b9a347.jpg?v=1791279891"},{"product_id":"22777","title":"\"Nemesis': HMS Ark Royal launches Swordfish against KMS Bismarck, 19.15 hrs 26th May 1941\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatercolour \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBodycolour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 x 20 inches (30 x 51 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right \u0026amp; dated '22, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the third painting in a series of four by Ian Lowe depicting the exceptionally famous Second World War action against the German warship KMS \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e had sunk the British HMS \u003cem\u003eHood\u003c\/em\u003e during her battle with \u003cem\u003eHood\u003c\/em\u003e and HMS \u003cem\u003eRodney\u003c\/em\u003e, she had been damaged and was leaking oil; Admiral Lutjens hoped to bring \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e to France for repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere followed three days of hide-and-seek; \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e was attacked unsuccessfully by aircraft from HMS \u003cem\u003eVictorious\u003c\/em\u003e and then was lost by the shadowing British cruisers. However Lutjens fatally broke radio silence, allowing the British to get an approximate fix on his location. On the morning of May 24th \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e was spotted by a Catalina flying-boat piloted by a US officer, Ensign Leonard B \"Tuck\" Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting shows HMS \u003cem\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/em\u003e and HMS \u003cem\u003eRenown \u003c\/em\u003elaunching their second strike against \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e, having turned north into the wind and battling heavy seas and severe weather. The first strike had failed, having been directed by misidentification against HMS \u003cem\u003eSheffield\u003c\/em\u003e. Fortunately the torpedoes had been faulty and no damage was sustained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy contrast the second strike, by 15 Swordfish torpedo bombers of 818 Squadron under Lt Commander Tim Coode, went home. In those severe conditions, only Swordfish aircraft could have delivered such an attack. A torpedo severely damaged \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e's rudder making her unsteerable and delivering her to the guns of \u003cem\u003eRodney\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKing George V\u003c\/em\u003e early on the morning of May 27th.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed  Painting","offer_id":55616624066902,"sku":"-22777","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Ark_20Royal_20-_202_20-_20large_20stamped_4ee539a6-35b6-4f66-a9cc-604c218d871a.jpg?v=1791279892"},{"product_id":"32806","title":"\"'When the Empire Calls!' February 1900: HMS Terrible unloading a gun in Durban Roads during the Boer War\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatercolour \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBodycolour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 1\/4 x 20 inches (31 x 51 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right, \u0026amp; dated '23, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 the British forces fighting in Southern Africa found that they had no heavy artillery. HMS \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eTerrible\u003c\/i\u003e’s captain Percy Scott, an inventor and man of great energy and initiative, found a solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott devised simple field carriages for use with disembarked naval guns and organised the landing of 12-pounder, 4.7 inch and 6 inch guns from the British warships on station together with the officers and crews to man them. Captain Scott was temporarily made commander of the defence of Durban and his artillery was decisive in the later engagements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis operation is the origin of the Royal Navy Field Gun competitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHMS \u003ci\u003eTerrible\u003c\/i\u003e – a first-class protected cruiser - was built, with her sister ship \u003ci\u003ePowerful\u003c\/i\u003e, as a response to the Russian cruiser \u003ci\u003eRurik\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eTerrible\u003c\/i\u003e was completed in 1898 and was a very large ship for her day, over 500 feet long – she and her sister were the longest warships in the world - and as big as a contemporary battleship. In the days before turbines HMS \u003ci\u003eTerrible \u003c\/i\u003erequired hundreds of stokers amongst her crew of 894. She and \u003ci\u003ePowerful\u003c\/i\u003e were designed for long range missions and even at the time were considered to be expensive luxuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Ian Lowe’s painting we see HMS \u003ci\u003eTerrible\u003c\/i\u003e unloading a naval gun to a waiting lighter and tug, using the after boat lifting boom. \u003ci\u003eTerrible\u003c\/i\u003e is painted in the standard Victorian livery, in contrast to HMS \u003ci\u003ePhilomel\u003c\/i\u003e, a third-class cruiser seen at the left of the painting, which is in the white tropical livery. To the right of the picture we see the Dominion Line’s SS \u003ci\u003eEnglishman\u003c\/i\u003e on trooping duties and a naval steam pinnace passes to port of \u003ci\u003eTerrible\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title of the painting is taken from a popular pro-war music hall song of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Original Painting","offer_id":55616624623958,"sku":"-32806","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Terrible_20-_20large_20-cropped_20stamped_281_29_16778a69-b630-479d-8932-5ebfc4fc3746.jpg?v=1791279896"},{"product_id":"22643","title":"\"Pentland Firth 1943: HMS Belfast returning to Scapa Flow\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater Colour \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody Colour on \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 1\/2 x 19 inches (29 x 48 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1943 in the Pentland Firth; the improved Town Class cruiser HMS \u003cem\u003eBelfast\u003c\/em\u003e is seen passing a naval trawler on her way back to the anchorage of Scapa Flow. In the background is the island of Hoy with the sea stack known as the Old Man of Hoy just visible on the extreme left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Painting","offer_id":55616625246550,"sku":"AM11-22643","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Belfast_201943_20-_20large_20stamped_20-_2013.16.22_2cdcdd38-00e1-421a-b763-bb2a9638a879.jpg?v=1791279901"},{"product_id":"22646","title":"\"North Sea Sweep, 1918: HMS Ramillies and HMS Revenge\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater Colour \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody Colour on \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 1\/2 x 24 inches (37 x 61 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere we see HMS \u003cem\u003eRamillies\u003c\/em\u003eand HMS \u003cem\u003eRevenge\u003c\/em\u003e early in 1918, forming part of the 1st Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet on a North Sea Sweep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ships wear a dazzle paint scheme designed by the marine artist Norman Wilkinson. However, the schems did not last long and by April 1918 both ships were again painted grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extremely powerful British Grand Fleet mounted continuous sweeps of the North Sea, following the inconclusive Battle of Jutland in 1916, searching for the German fleet but the two fleets were not to meet again during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Painting","offer_id":55616625344854,"sku":"AM10-22646","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe-NorthSeaSweep-large13.25.59.jpg?v=1792074752"},{"product_id":"22347","title":"\"Edwardian Homecoming: Cressy Class Armoured Cruiser and Tribal Class Destroyers\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Water Colour \u0026amp; Body Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage size: 12 x 18 1\/2 inches (30.5 x 47 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Cressy class armoured cruiser flying her paying-off pennant returning to the Channel to pay off after service on the North American and West Indies Station. The destroyers are ‘Tribal’ class in black colour scheme that was used until World War 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmoured cruisers were meant to accompany the battle fleet, and were large vessels, (bigger than some contemporary battleships). With their four tall funnels, lines of ventilators, clouds of smoke and ram bow, the 6 ships of the Cressy class were \u003cem\u003eEuryalus, Aboukir, Bacchante\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCressy, Hogue\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003eSutlej\u003c\/em\u003e. Built 1899 – 1902 they typify the image of King Edward’s navy. They had huge crews of over 700, sometimes up to 200 stokers to feed the furnaces that fired the boilers, powering the noisy reciprocating steam engines. Sometimes if lucky they could achieve 21 knots. The Cressy class were over 400 feet long, 12,000 tons armed with 2 x 9.2”, 12 x 6” guns. When built, powerful ships, but they were obsolete before the end of Edward VIII’s reign. The Cressy class served often on foreign stations and in home waters. All were in reserve by 1910, eclipsed byAdmiral Fisher’s battlecruisers. During World War 1 \u003cem\u003eAboukir\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCressy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHogue\u003c\/em\u003e were all torpedoed on 22 September 1914 by U 9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new destroyers of the ‘Tribal’ class, fast, oil-fired turbine-powered torpedo-armed ships, capable of 36 knots. The destroyer equivalent to Admiral Fisher’s \u003cem\u003eDreadnought,\u003c\/em\u003e they contrast with the ponderous armoured cruiser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 12 ‘Tribal’ class destroyers were completed between 1907 and 1909. They were between 870 and 970 tons and armed with 2 x 18” torpedoes and 5 x 12 pounders. They needed 70 crew and saw service throughout the First World War, \u003cem\u003eNubian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eZulu \u003c\/em\u003ewere severely damaged and cobbled together into one ship, \u003cem\u003eZubian.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Original Painting","offer_id":55616625410390,"sku":"ILT97Edwardian-22347","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Edwardian_20Homecoming_20-_20med_20stamped_f9a61dbf-20ae-4700-8125-0ddd6d3faedf.jpg?v=1791279905"},{"product_id":"22380","title":"\"'Riding the Seagull's Moor' - HMS Iron Duke and HMS Conqueror in the Pentland Firth, November 1914 \"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Oil Painting on Canvas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage size: 24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.5 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Riding the seagull's moor\" is a quote from the 12th Century Orkneyinga Saga, a collection of legends and stories of Viking Orkney. In 1914 the Grand Fleet was based in Scapa Flow, Orkney, the greatest fleet of battleships ever gathered, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe flying his flag in HMS\u003cem\u003eIron Duke\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting shows HMS\u003cem\u003eIron Duke\u003c\/em\u003eflying the flag of Admiral Jellicoe, in company with HMS\u003cem\u003eConqueror\u003c\/em\u003e, at sea off Orkney in the turbulent Pentland Firth. It was here the great battleships did their full calibre firing practice. The ships are shown in the unusual paint schemes of October - November 1914, the picture having been painted exactly a hundred years after they appeared in that scheme in Scapa Flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting was partly executed in Ian Lowe's Orkney studio, only a mile from Scapa Flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHMS \u003cem\u003eIron Duke\u003c\/em\u003e had a long life; she was built at the Royal Dockyard Portsmouth, launched by the Duchess of Wellington in October 1912 and completed in March 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs built she was a ‘super dreadnought’ of 26,000 tons, the name ship of a class of four. Armed with ten 13 1\/2 inch guns and twelve 6 inch guns, she was coal and oil fired and her Parsons turbines made her capable of 22 knots. It took 1,102officers and men to take her to sea and she cost £1,845,000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIron Duke\u003c\/em\u003e was flagship of the Grand Fleet from August 1914 to January 1917 and continued to serve in the Grand Fleet throughout the war. She was fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and engaged at least three German capital ships, damaging SMS \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter WW 1 Iron Duke served in the War of Intervention in the Black Sea in 1919 against the Bolsheviks. Subsequently Flagship in the Mediterranean, she was active against Turkish rebels and evacuated refugees from Smyrna in 1922. She served as Flagship of 2nd and 3rd Battle Squadrons 1924 - 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIron Duke\u003c\/em\u003e served from 1929 until 1939 as a gunnery training ship. She was demilitarised in 1931 under the London Naval Treaty, having ‘B’ and ‘Y’ turrets removed and her speed reduced. She was present at the 1935 Jubilee and 1937 coronation reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1939 she became base ship at Scapa Flow, where she was bombed and grounded in October 1939. Temporarily repaired and refloated, she served as depot ship throughout the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHMS \u003cem\u003eIron Duke\u003c\/em\u003ewas scrapped in 1946 – 48 at Faslane and Cydebank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHMS \u003cem\u003eConqueror\u003c\/em\u003e was built on Clydeside by Beardmore, launched in 1911 and completed 1912. An earlier generation of ‘super dreadnought’ than \u003cem\u003eIron Duke\u003c\/em\u003e she was 21,922 tons, armed with 10 x 13.5”, 16x 4” guns. Her complementwas 750 officers and men in 1914. Coal and oil fired, her Parsons turbines gave her power for up to 21 knots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616625475926,"sku":"AM13a-22380","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Iron_20Duke_20-_20final_201_20-_20large_20_282_29_20-_20stamped_281_29_df72bf39-5fa2-4c22-815d-a936e39f77db.jpg?v=1791279906"},{"product_id":"22433","title":"\"High Seas Fleet: Battleship Konig\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOil on Canvas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImage size: 24 x 36 inches (61 x91.5 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, lower left\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMS \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e at sea with SMS \u003cem\u003eMarkgraf\u003c\/em\u003e and a B Class Torpedo Boat and Light Cruiser...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMS (Seiner Majestät Schiff) \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e was the lead ship of a class of four superb battleships built for the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). She was completed at Wilhelmshaven Imperial Dockyard 10\/8\/14. The class were contemporary with the British Iron Duke class. They carried 12” guns (against Iron Duke’s 13.5) capable eventually of a range of over 12 miles. \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e carried a secondary armament of 5.9” guns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKonig \u003c\/em\u003ewas engineered to typically high German standards and included heating for her crew, unknown in the Royal Navy at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMS \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e was 25,790 tons, dimensions 590’ x 97’ - shorter and broader than \u003cem\u003eIron Duke \u003c\/em\u003egiving greater stability. Her armour, like most German ships, was greater than similar British vessels and of high quality. She carried a maximum complement as flagship of 1178. Like all German battleships of the period she was coal fired with secondary oil firing. Her three turbines drove three screws up to 21 knots although she was reported to have reached 25 knots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e's service was very active in numerous operations. In 1916 she served as 3rd Battle Squadron flagship at the Battle of Skaggerak (Jutland) flying the flag of Rear Admiral Paul Behnke. During the battle she received 10 hits from 13.5 and 15 inch shells engaging \u003cem\u003eIron Duke \u003c\/em\u003eat one stage. In 1917 she was active in the Baltic including the Battle of Moon Sound when she put a Russian battleship out of action. The final sortie planned for October 1918 of the Hochseeflotte (High Seas Fleet) against the Grand Fleet was prevented by mutinies, the captain of \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e being shot and wounded and two officers killed. \u003cbr\u003eMechanical problems meant \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e did not sail with the fleet on surrender and did not arrive for internment in Scapa Flow until December 1918. On June 21st 1919 the Hochseeflotte (High Seas Fleet) scuttled itself, \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e, with most of the battleships, turned turtle and sank. During the 1920s and 30s most ships were salvaged and scrapped. Three Konig class ships, \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMarkgraf\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKronprinz Wilhelm \u003c\/em\u003ewere not salvaged. Some demolition took place in the 1960s but they remain upside down in Scapa Flow off the island of Cava. \u003cem\u003eKonig\u003c\/em\u003e lies in 130’ of water, the keel 66’ down. Now owned by the Orkney Islands Council she and her sisters are underwater tourist attractions for scuba divers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eTo buy the painting or reserve it while obtaining a shipping quote from us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003econtact  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eCharles Mayes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk   +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003e - or buy direct through our secure website   VAT does not apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #005500;\"\u003eA larger photograph \/ full description is available on request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil on Canvas","offer_id":55616625574230,"sku":"AM13-22433","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Konig_20oil_20-_20cropped_20-_20large_20stamped_199e58a8-58ce-4a78-b8ca-b40aaac5dc03.jpg?v=1791279908"},{"product_id":"22426","title":"\"1916: 1st Attack Group\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater Colour with Body Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImage size: 16 x 27 3\/8 inches (40.5 x70 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting shows Panzerkruezer (battlecruiser) SMS (Seiner Majestät Schiff) \u003cem\u003eLutzow\u003c\/em\u003e, Kapitan zur See (Captain) Victor Harder, flying the flag of Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) Franz Hipper. She leads the 1st Attack group, also called 1st Scouting Group, as they appeared at the time of the Skaggerak (Jutland) battle May 31st 1916. The after funnels are painted red as was the practice when on operations to aid recognition. The ships waited until out of sight of land and then painted their funnels, repainting them grey before reaching port.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLutzow\u003c\/em\u003e leads the panzerkruizers \u003cem\u003eDerfflinger, Seydlitz, Moltke \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eVon der Tann\u003c\/em\u003e, escorted by destroyers of the II Flotilla B109, B110, B111.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned in August 1915 \u003cem\u003eLutzow\u003c\/em\u003e was anear sister to \u003cem\u003eDerfflinger\u003c\/em\u003e and the later \u003cem\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/em\u003e. She experienced teething troubles with her machinery and was not an effective operational unit until early spring 1916. She was an elegant and well-designed ship although, like all German capital ships, coal-fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLutzow\u003c\/em\u003e and her squadron played a leading part in the greatest naval action of WW1, the Battle of the Skaggerack (Jutland). Superbly led by Vizeadmiral Hipper they engaged Admiral Beatty’s 1st and 2nd battlecruiser squadrons sinking HMS \u003cem\u003eQueen Mary \u003c\/em\u003eand HMS \u003cem\u003eIndefatigable\u003c\/em\u003e with the loss ofalmost all their crews. As the battle developed and it seemed the Hochseeflotte (High Seas Fleet) was going to be annihilated by the whole British Grand Fleet, Hipper put his by then damaged ships between Jellicoe’s fleet and the Hochseeflotte. \u003cem\u003eLutzow\u003c\/em\u003e almost certainly fired the shots that sank HMS \u003cem\u003eInvincible\u003c\/em\u003e. Badly hit and damaged, \u003cem\u003eLutzow\u003c\/em\u003e was flooding and steered out of the battle. Hipper shifted his flag, and \u003cem\u003eLutzow\u003c\/em\u003e, having received 25 hits, was near to sinking. She was finally scuttled in the early hours of June 1st 1916 with many of her crew still trapped alive below decks. She had a short but gallant life and was the only German modern capital ship lost in the battle.\u003cbr\u003eAll ships in the 1st Attack Group also received damage in the Skaggerak battle and only their excellent construction prevented further sinkings. \u003cem\u003eDerfflinger\u003c\/em\u003e took thirty hits, \u003cem\u003eSeydlitz\u003c\/em\u003e almost sank. The surviving panzerkruezers, joined in 1917 by \u003cem\u003eHindenberg\u003c\/em\u003e served through the war. In November 1918 they were interned at Scapa Flow where on June 21st 1919 they were scuttled by their crews. 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She leads ships of the 1st Attack group, also called 1st Scouting Group, as they appeared at the time of the Skaggerak (Jutland) battle May 31st 1916. The after funnels are painted red as was the practice when on operations to aid recognition. In the painting Lutzow leads the panzerkruizers Derfflinger and Seydlitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the entry for the companion picture \"1916: 1st Attack Group\" for more information on \u003cem\u003eLutzow\u003c\/em\u003e and the Battle of Jutland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe painting may be viewed by appointment in London or Wiltshire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull description and a photograph available on request\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping will be quoted separately - VAT does not apply\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEITHER Buy this painting directly through our secure website and contact us for your shipping quote \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOR email or telephone to reserve it while we quote for shipping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(56, 32, 116); text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e+44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING IAN LOWE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Marine Artists.co.uk one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings forclients and collectorsall over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo commission your own painting from Ian Lowe, contact Charles Mayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand we will post or email you a free pack of information including our short guides \"Commissioning a Painting from Ian Lowe\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographs \u0026amp; images:\u003c\/strong\u003eWe make every effort to ensure that our photographs represent the paintings on our site faithfully but viewers must be aware that variations in colour and tone can occur according to the screen on which the image is viewed. 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