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NEW POSTCARDS After a decade of producing no new postcards, we have produced many new sets of these popular items, featuring much of the artwork we published over this period. |
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The Dispatch Riders by Etienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour (PC) French message carriers on horseback from the Franco-Prussian war. Colour added to previously black and white image. |
HMS Euryalus - Shadowing the Fleet by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Launched at Bucklers Hard in Hampshire in 1803, the frigate HMS Euryalus is probably best known for the small part she played at Trafalgar. She was one of four British frigates sent to observe the combined French and Spanish fleets as they left Cadiz for what would become the Battle of Trafalgar. Having shadowed the enemy through the night, Euryalus sped ahead to warn the British fleet, commanded by Admiral Lord Nelson. Too small to play a significant part in the battle itself, Euryalus stood off until the afternoon when she took the badly damaged Royal Sovereign in tow, Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood transferring his flag to the little frigate following the death of Nelson. By 1825, her career as a fighting ship was over and she was decommissioned to become a prison ship until the mid 1840s when she became a coal hulk. She soldiered on in number of other menial roles until 1860 when she was finally broken up. |
Tragedy by Moonlight by Ivan Berryman. (PC) On the night of Friday 26th November 1943, 97 Squadron Bombers on there way to bomb targets in Stuttgart, Germany were intercepted by Night Fighters. The painting shows Halifax Mk V LK946 MP-F being attacked by the night fighter pilots Major Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I./NJG 4 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield, Belgium) and Hauptmann Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the Stab II./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium). 6 of the crew managed to parachute from the stricken aircraft but the mid upper gunner Sgt. Berndt was killed while returning fire. |
Saving the Colours at Albuera by Allan Stewart (PC) The Battle of Albuera, fought on May 16, 1811, during the Peninsular War, was a significant confrontation between British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces against the French army led by Marshal Soult. The Allied forces, commanded by General William Beresford, faced a fierce attack and endured heavy casualties but ultimately held their ground, achieving a strategic victory. Despite the high losses, the battle demonstrated the resilience of the Allied troops and helped to maintain their position in southern Spain against the French forces. |
Captain Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Standing just five feet two inches tall, Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor had to have his SE5a specially modified to accommodate his small stature, but the diminutive South African was a giant in the air, claiming a total of 54 victories before the end of the war, many of them observation balloons which made him one of the top balloon-busting aces of the RFC. But many aircraft fell to his guns, too, as here when on 21st August 1918 he claimed an Albatros C-Type as victory number 34 whilst flying D6856 of 84 Squadron. |
Through to the End by Ivan Berryman. (PC) On the 10th December 1943 Mosquito HX966 along with HX975 of 487 sqn (RNZAF) Took off at 12:45 hrs for sweep mission to RutenbrUck, HX866 Flow by F/O Michael Lewis Brownlow Frankson (pilot) RAFVR and Navigator P/O David Edward Cake RAFVR Crashed in front of the Purit factory (now NORIT) near Klazienaveen, both crew members were killed. |
The Road to Zeila by David Pentland. (PC) British Somaliland, 1940. Italian Carro Amato M11/39 tanks of the 'Compania Speciale Carri M' advance on the British held town of Zeila. These where only one of two medium tank companies of 12 tanks each which were deployed in Africa Orientale (Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somaliland) by the Italian Army. |
The Dash for the Beach by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Two Republic P.47s of the 78th FG roar low over the Normandy beaches as the Allied invasion gets underway during Operation Overlord on 6th June 1944 as an LCT(5) Tank Landing Craft makes its break for the beach through a hail of enemy fire. These craft were used at all the D-Day beaches, carrying mixed loads of vehicles and stores in almost impossible conditions. |
The Brave Redoutable by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Already ravaged by incoming shot from the combined French and Spanish fleets as she approached the enemy line, HMS Victory found herself under intense attack from the French 3rd Rate 74-gun Redoutable. The two ships became entangled, grappling irons went across and the most terrible artillery battle commenced. Admiral Lord Nelson was fatally wounded by a shot from the Redoutables mizzen top before it was brought crashing down. Now the British three-decker, the 98-gun Temeraire appeared outboard of the Redoutable and began pouring further shot into her, the little French ship dwarfed by two mighty British vessels. But still she fought on, refusing to strike her colours. Of all the ships at Trafalgar, Redoutable sustained the highest casualties with 478 killed and 81 wounded. Depicted from left to right are HMS Temeraire, Redoutable and HMS Victory. |
The Marquis of Anglesea Wounded at the Battle of Waterloo by John Augustus Atkinson (PC) The Marquis of Anglesea wounded whilst leading a charge of heavy cavalry at the close of the Battle of Waterloo. |
Napoleon and the Gypsy Woman by Stanislaw Wolski (PC) Napoleon having his fortune told by a Gypsy woman in Corsica, who foreshadowed his rise to power. |
Insertion by David Pentland. (PC) Helmand Province, Afghanistan, July 2009. Troops from the Black Watch, 3 Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) and Royal Engineers are deployed by RAF Chinook helicopters as part of Operation Panther's Claw. |
8th Cuirassiers - Senior Officer Campaign Outfit by Edouarde Detaille (PC) An officer of the 8th Cuirassiers in his campaign outfit circa 1806. |
Return of Frithiof by August Malmstrom (PC) Frithiof's Saga tells the story of Frithiof, a heroic Viking who embarks on a journey filled with adventure, love, and betrayal. Written in 14th century Iceland, but taking place in Norway during the 8th century, the saga narrates bow Frithiof falls in love with the beautiful Princess Ingeborg, but their romance is thwarted by her father, King Ring, who demands that Frithiof prove his worth by completing a series of heroic deeds. |
Down, But Not Out by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Spitfire Mk IIa P7350 is an aircraft with an astonishing history. Scrambled on 25th October 1940 from Hornchurch, Pilot Officer Ludwik Martel climbed his aircraft through thick cloud and was immediately attacked by a number of Messerschmitt Bf.109s. Two other Spitfires were shot down and Martel's aircraft was raked with machine gun and cannon fire, the latter punching a large hole in the port wing Severely injured, but still in control, Martel descended through 16,000ft to make a wheels-up landing in a field near Hastings. The aircraft was recovered and repaired and left 603 Sqn for duties elsewhere, but P7350 was damaged in at least a further three incidents before being finally made surplus in 1947. Sold for scrap for just £25, The aircraft again survived and was brought back to flying condition for the film The Battle of Britain. And she is still flying today, eighty years on, with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. |
U-552 by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Erich Topps notorious Red Devil Boat, U-552, slips quietly away from the scene of another victory in the North Atlantic in 1941. |
The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer by Jean Leon Gerome. (PC) No text for this item |
Dismounted, the Fourth Troopers Moving The Led Horses by Frederic Remington (PC) Pictured here, the tactic of cavalry laying down dismounted fire while preserving the safety of their horses. Three troopers in every unit of 4 dismount to pursue the battle and guard the rear during a retreat while the fourth leads the three riderless steeds to safety. |
Edward the 1st in Wales by David Pentland. (PC) Edward departs from his almost completed Rhuddlan Castle at the conclusion of his second Welsh campaign. |
Les Voila! by Paul Grolleron (PC) French infantryman of 20th Regiment during the Franco - Prussian war. |
Wellingtons March From Quatre Bras to Waterloo by Ernest Crofts (PC) Depicting Wellingtons withdrawal on 17th June 1815, the day before Waterloo, when the Prussian retreat to Wavre had left the British position dangerously exposed. There are a lot of similarities between this painting and Meissoniers Friedland 1807, but from a British perspective. |
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