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Description

WATERCOLOUR

ARTIST Rowland Henry Hill ((1873-1952)

SUBJECT H M S Warspite

DATE 1933

Born in Halifax in 1873, Hill studied at Halifax School of Art, Bradford Technical College and Herkcomer’s School, Bushey, Hertfordshire. He painted in oils and watercolours in many countries as well as in Yorkshire. He was a member of the Staithes Group and a Vice-President of the Yorkshire Union of Artists for many years. He exhibited widely from 1897 to 1940.

Launched in 1913, the battleship HMS Warspite saw extensive service during both world wars. A Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, Warspite was completed in 1915 and fought at Jutland the following year. Retained after World War I, it moved between postings in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. After an extensive modernization in 1934, it fought in the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans during World War II and provided support during the Normandy landings.
A superb watercolour with a provenance from the Staithes Group Exhibition. Many details about Warspite on the reverse.

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