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warspite

Oil Painting
1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The ship is shown steaming through the water while firing its front two guns, yellow smoke comes from the barrels, while in the background are snow covered mountains.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titlewarspite (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
oil on canvas nailed to wooden support frame
Brief description
oil painting, english; 1960s
Physical description
The ship is shown steaming through the water while firing its front two guns, yellow smoke comes from the barrels, while in the background are snow covered mountains.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.7cm
  • Width: 76.2cm
  • Depth: 2cm
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
One of a set of oil paintings produced for Airfix and used as the illustrations on their kit boxes and labels.
Collection
Accession number
B.446-1997

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Record createdApril 18, 2000
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