The Battle of Trafalgar at 1.25 pm - Steven Dews

Trafalgar was the greatest battle of the age of fighting sail and marked a key turning point in Napoleon's campaign to secure European domination. Napolean's armies may have been all-conquering but the British had mastery of the seas.

On October 21st, 1805, the combined fleet of 33 French and Spanish ships, under the command of the French Admiral Villeneuve, was confronted by a fleet of 27 ships of the Royal Navy, led by Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson on board the Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, on the Spanish coast. Rather than fight broadside-to-broadside in two long lines, Nelson's unusual plan was to attack the French and Spanish line in two columns from the west and hope to break straight through the centre, effectively dividing the fleet and bringing the British into close action with the enemy, where their experience and superior gunnery would prevail.

Goutelette on canvas, varnished.  Edition of 50   
Image size - 40 x 24 inches  (102cm x 60cm)
Canvas size - 44 x 28 inches (112cm x 71cm)

Each canvas is hand-numbered & accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, which is signed by the artist. Printed with lightfast inks onto fine archival-quality cotton canvas, and coated with acid-free varnish.