{"product_id":"trafalgar-the-flagships-in-action-geoff-hunt-pprsma","title":"Geoff Hunt print on paper - Trafalgar: The Flagships in Action, 21st October 1805 at about 12.40 pm. Bucentaure, HMS Victory, HMS Royal Sovereign \u0026 Santa Ana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eSigned and numbered limited edition print \u003cstrong\u003eon paper\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Geoff Hunt PPRSMA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition of 750\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size: 16 x 24 inches (40.5 x 61 cm)\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: 21 x 28 inches (53.25 x 71 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt about 12.40 Vice-Admiral Nelson’s flagship \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, leading the British windward line, broke through the Franco-Spanish line, dealing as she passed a devastating blow to Vice-Admiral Villeneuve’s flagship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBucentaure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This very famous moment is often depicted. Less frequently seen is the engagement between two other flagships, Vice-Admiral Collingwood’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoyal Sovereign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, leading the British leeward line, and Vice-Admiral Alava’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanta Ana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an action which by this time had already been in progress for thirty minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoyal Sovereign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e were \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eBelleisle\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and as they came into action with the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFougeux\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndomptable \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonarca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, these ships, together with \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoyal Sovereign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanta Ana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, formed a melee which practically stalled in the very light winds, meaning that a large gap, of between half and three-quarters of a mile, opened up between this group and the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eBucentaure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e action, particularly since the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Justo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Leandro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, which had been next in line following \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedoutable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,  had worn away to leeward, the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Justo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e firing a broadside at the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoyal Sovereign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. So for a time, until the rear of the Franco-Spanish line caught up and overtook the ships already in action, the battle consisted of two widely separated engagements. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo the left foreground\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is firing her full broadside as she slowly crosses the stern of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBucentaure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while at the extreme left the French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeptune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fires at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and visible beyond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare the masts of Nelson’s nemesis the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedoutable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, soon to collide with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. At the extreme right appears HMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTemeraire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s next in line, which is about to pass to starboard of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In the centre distance is the action centred around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoyal Sovereign\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSanta Ana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the associated melee, while coming into view beyond are the ships of the Franco-Spanish rear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Marine","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition print on paper","offer_id":54332466659666,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition print, mounted and framed","offer_id":54332466692434,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/5424\/1106\/files\/Hunt-TrafalgarFlagshipsPaperL.jpg?v=1787241066","url":"https:\/\/artmarine.co.uk\/products\/trafalgar-the-flagships-in-action-geoff-hunt-pprsma","provider":"Art Marine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}