Collection: Geoff Hunt PPRSMA
Geoff Hunt is one of the world’s finest painters of 18th and 19th-century ships. Through his research for paintings, he is a leading authority on naval history and ship architecture of the period and has a special interest in the ships and commands of Lord Nelson.
Geoff Hunt was President of Britain’s prestigious Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) between 2003 and 2008. The RSMA is a charitable organisation that promotes marine art painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking of the highest standard.
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About Geoff Hunt
Geoff Hunt is one of the world’s finest painters of 18th and 19th-century ships. Through his research for paintings, he is a leading authority on naval history and ship architecture of the period and has a special interest in the ships and commands of Lord Nelson. Geoff is past-President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists.
Geoff is well known for his depictions of naval scenes adorning the covers of Patrick O'Brian’s bestselling 'Aubery-Maturin' novels, a connection he began in 1988. He has also painted scenes from C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series and Julian Stockwin's Thomas Kydd series. In a 2008 interview with Artist & Illustrators magazine, he asserted ‘I find ships awesome, fascinating, and slightly frightening.’
Geoff attended Kingston and Epsom Schools of Art, 1966–70, where he studied graphic design. Upon graduation, following a couple of years in advertising, he established himself as a freelance artist and designer, and was Art Editor for the popular Warship quarterly journal, from its inception in 1977 until 1979.
A wide selection of his work can be found in The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt (2004), published by Conway. Warships International Fleet Review found it ‘Spectacular and highly recommended.’ Famed for his attention to minute detail, Hunt once contacted ‘the Royal Observatory for the altitude and azimuth of the sun at a certain latitude and longitude at an exact moment in history’ to maintain the historical accuracy of one of his pieces.
In February 2007, he was asked by Rear-Admiral John Lippiett, Chief Executive of the Mary Rose Trust to paint an artist’s reconstruction of Henry VIII’s infamous flagship. He accepted the commission, finally completing the painting in January 2009 after hours of extensive and meticulous research. His article recounting the experience can be found in the Shipwright 2010 annual.
Geoff Hunt's paintings illustrate The Frigate Surprise: The Design, Construction and Careers of Jack Aubrey’s Favourite Command (2008), which he co-authored with respected maritime historian, Brian Lavery. Aubrey’s creator Patrick O’Brian has proclaimed that ‘Geoff Hunt’s pictures, perfectly accurate in period and detail, but very far from merely representational, are often suffused with a light reminiscent of Canaletto.’
Geoff lives in Wimbledon with his wife and two children. Befitting his muse, Hunt’s studio is situated on the site of Merton Place, Admiral Nelson’s house.
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HMS Trusty in English Harbour, Antigua - Geoff Hunt
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HMS Active in Boston Harbour, July 19, 1773 - Geoff Hunt
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Mediterranean Deployment: "USS Ontario" leading Decatur's squadron, 1815 - Geoff Hunt
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Shipbuilding along the Kennebec River, the Henry B. Hyde alongside - Geoff Hunt
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Launching Day, USS America The first United States battleship: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 5 November 1782 - Geoff Hunt
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The "Bonhomme Richard": John Paul Jones's flagship in the battle with HMS Serapis - Geoff Hunt
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HMS Augusta: Philadelphia 1777 - Geoff Hunt
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General Washington's Wolfpack: Continental Army schooners raiding British supply ships off Cape Cod, March 1776 - Geoff Hunt
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Fireships on the Hudson River. Night attack on HM ships Phoenix and Rose, August 1776 - Geoff Hunt
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Randolph against the odds, 7th March 1778 - Geoff Hunt
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HMS Torbay rescuing survivors of the French Thésée, Quiberon Bay, 20 September 1759 - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA
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A Sorts of Snow - HM Brig Sophie off Cape Mola, Minorca - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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First to the Enemy Line - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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The Battle of Camperdown - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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Enemy Fleet at Sea! - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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A Long Chase in Prospect- Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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England Expects - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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The Trafalgar Storm - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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"Dispatched the Schooner Pickle" - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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The Final Approach, Trafalgar - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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HMS Leander at the Battle of the Nile - Oil on board by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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Juno leading the Fleet - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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A Concentration of Force - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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HMS Sutherland's Last Battle - Oil on canvas by Geoff Hunt RSMA.
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