{"product_id":"22625","title":"\"HMS Donegal sailing from Gibraltar to join Nelson's fleet on the 23rd of October 1805\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater Colour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 x 21 inches (35.5 x 53 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\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommissioned Painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis very fine and large water colour was commissioned from Mark Myers to illustrate a forthcoming book on Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm (1768 - 1838).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject shows HMS \u003cem\u003eDonegal \u003c\/em\u003eunder Captain Malcolm sailing into the Straits of Gibraltar a couple of days after Trafalgar and being confronted with the sight of ships devastated both by the battle and the terrible storm that followed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting had a fascinating genesis as the commissioning client has a very detailed knowledge of the subject and client and artist each contributed many items of research. This viewpoint was chosen from four options and the client was very keen to have a sense of the foul weather into which \u003cem\u003eDonegal\u003c\/em\u003e was sailing and the battered condition of the ships she discovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe following is from the artist's notes: \"The scene shows the \u003ci\u003eDonegal\u003c\/i\u003e, under short canvas, working through the damaged fleets after the battle. I've based the dismasted three-decker on the far left on HMS\u003ci\u003e Temeraire\u003c\/i\u003e, which the \u003ci\u003eDonegal\u003c\/i\u003e approached and Admiral Malcolm boarded at the close of October 23rd. The other distant vessels - a frigate towing a dismasted ship-of-the line in the centre and a two-decker sailing under jury rig - are not particular ships but quite representative of those seen by the \u003ci\u003eDonegal\u003c\/i\u003e through that day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 74-gun HMS \u003cem\u003eDonegal\u003c\/em\u003e, a captured French ship, had accompanied Nelson on the \"Atlantic Chase\". She missed Trafalgar but captured the Spanish\u003cem\u003e Rayo\u003c\/em\u003e following the battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING MARK MYERS \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Marine Artists one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings for clients and collectors all over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may commission your own painting from Mark Myers in water colour or oil. Contact Charles Mayes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk \u003c\/u\u003e\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 Mark Myers\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe commission process is very easy, straightforward and enjoyable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MARK MYERS, PPRSMA (American-British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Commissioned Water Colour","offer_id":55616635306326,"sku":"-22625","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/CA_20-_20231_20-_20Myers_20-_20Donegal_20Final_20JP_20-_20large_20stamped_20-_20DSC_5521_801ca2cb-ab2b-4a95-9fdb-679c9293719c.jpg?v=1791279967","url":"https:\/\/marineartists.co.uk\/products\/22625","provider":"Marine Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}