{"product_id":"22715","title":"\"'Nelson's Patent Bridge' at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14th February 1797\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist-Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Edition of 300 on Paper:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImage size: 17 1\/8 x 24 inches (43.5 x 61 cm) \/ Paper size: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Edition of 200 on Canvas: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage size: 14 1\/2 x 20 inches (37 x 51 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Edition of 100 on Canvas:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImage size: 20 1\/8 x 28 inches (51 x 71 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Edition of 50 on Canvas: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage size: 30 1\/3 x 42 inches (76.5 x 107 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(an exceptional, large-size canvas in a very small edition of only 50 worldwide. Makes a major statement picture in a large room, especially when paired with \"The Deadly Blow\")\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnframed prints on paper are supplied rolled in strong cardboard tubes. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrints on canvas are varnished and are signed \u0026amp; numbered by the artist in black ink. \u003c\/span\u003eUnframed canvas prints are supplied unstretched, rolled in strong cardboard tubes. There is a 2 inch (5 cm) white canvas border around the image. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere Geoff Hunt has painted one of the pivotal points in Nelson's life. It is the moment that first brought the name of the young Commodore to the notice of the public and his superiors in the Navy and contributed to what became the Nelson legend. Nelson was knighted for this extraordinary action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe action took place at The Battle of Cape St. Vincent on the 14th of February 1797. Nelson was in command of the 74-gun HMS \u003ci\u003eCaptain\u003c\/i\u003e. He took \u003ci\u003eCaptain \u003c\/i\u003eout of the line, many believe defying orders, and engaged several enemy ships, including the giant 136-gun \u003ci\u003eSantisima Trinidad\u003c\/i\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eCaptain \u003c\/i\u003ebadly damaged, Nelson engaged the 80-gun Spanish ship \u003ci\u003eSan Nicolás.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ship's rigging became entangled with that of the enormous 112-gun \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eSan Josef \u003c\/i\u003eand Nelson boarded and captured first \u003ci\u003eSan Nicolás \u003c\/i\u003eand then \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eSan Josef, \u003c\/i\u003ehaving effectively used \u003ci\u003eSan Nicolás \u003c\/i\u003eas a bridge to reach \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eSan Josef\u003c\/i\u003e; the action became immortalised as \"Nelson's Patent Bridge for Boarding First Rates\". In Geoff Hunt's wonderful painting we see the badly-damaged \u003ci\u003eCaptain\u003c\/i\u003e, on the left, closing with \u003ci\u003eSan Nicolás \u003c\/i\u003ewho in turn is already dangerously close to the huge \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eSan Josef\u003c\/i\u003e. At the prow of \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eCaptain \u003c\/i\u003ecan be seen a slight figure, waving a sword in his right hand as he prepares to board. This is Nelson himself, who left an account of boarding the first ship through her stern windows and shooting his way out to storm on and capture \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eSan Josef\u003c\/i\u003e. A few months later Nelson was to lose his right arm in the disastrous action at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The shell splashes in the foreground come from HMS \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003ePrince George\u003c\/i\u003e, which was bombarding the Spanish ships until \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eCaptain \u003c\/i\u003ehad to ask her to stop, and on the extreme left of the painting may be seen a glimpse of the great British flagship HMS \u003ci style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GEOFF HUNT, P.P.R.S.M.A. (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Ltd. Edition on Paper Unframed","offer_id":55616604307798,"sku":"-22715","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ltd. Edition on Paper Framed (UK only)","offer_id":55616604340566,"sku":"-22715","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ltd. Edition Canvas 14.5 x 20 ins. 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