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Description: | The 5th Battle Squadron in the Forth/WL Wyllie
Inscribed, as title, and signed by the artist, lower left. This watercolour demonstrates Wyllie's ability to depict ships, sea, sky and weather using an apparently spontaneous watercolour technique coupled with deep knowledge of technical information and of natural phenomena. At the time of the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, the 5th Battle Squadron consisted of five battleships of the 'Queen Elizabeth' class under Rear-Admiral Evan-Thomas: 'Queen Elizabeth', 'Barham', 'Warspite', 'Valiant' and 'Malaya', although 'Queen Elizabeth' was undergoing a refit at the time of the battle. The battlecruiser 'Lion' or 'Princess Royal' is also shown to right of centre here and the date has to be 1916-17.
Box Title: Wyllie: Kitson II b 1-33 1st World War.
caption: 'The 5th Battle Squadron in the Forth' | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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