{"product_id":"32954","title":"\"Such Sweet Sorrow\" - HMS Victory, bearing the body of Lord Nelson, being towed to Gibraltar by HMS Neptune, 28th October 1805, a week after the Battle of Trafalgar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Linen Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e x 25 3\/4 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einches (61 x 91 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLord Nelson’s great victory at the Battle of Trafalgar was one of the most complete and decisive in the history of naval warfare - but almost at the very moment when victory seemed assured, Nelson was mortally wounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe death of the great admiral was a terrible blow to the men of the British fleet and, when news of the battle was received, to the people of Britain. The title of Maarten Platje’s latest painting in his “The Hero” series, “Such Sweet Sorrow”, reflects this awful mixture of rejoicing and mourning. The men of HMS \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e essentially refused to give up the body of their fallen admiral and insisted that only his flagship was worthy of defending his body and bringing him back to England for a hero’s funeral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the battle, the British ships were struck by a severe storm and in Maarten’s exceptional painting we see HMS \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e, badly damaged both in the battle and by the great storm, being taken in tow to Gibraltar by the 98-gun HMS \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"\u003eNeptune\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING MAARTEN PLATJE \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\u003eTo commission your own painting from Maarten Platje, 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 Maarten Platje\" 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":"MAARTEN PLATJE (Dutch, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616632357206,"sku":"-32954","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Platje_20-_20Such_20Sweet_20Sorrow_20-_20large_20stamped_17c29444-edc8-43f2-9700-621c667c09d4.jpg?v=1791279948","url":"https:\/\/marineartists.co.uk\/products\/32954","provider":"Marine Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}