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Lot description
WILLIAM EDWARD ATKINS (BRITISH, 1842-1910) - H.M.S. ‘CAPTAIN,’ UNDER STEAM OFF PORTSMOUTH AT DUSK WILLIAM EDWARD ATKINS (BRITISH, 1842-1910) H.M.S. ‘Captain,’ Under Steam off Portsmouth at Dusk Signed ‘W.E. Atkins’ (lower left) Oil on canvas, painted oval in gilt frame with presentation and commemorative plate for 1870 by Commander the Hon. J.B. Vivian 25 x 31½in. (63.5 x 80cm.) Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth Captain was built, under pressure, to designs by R.N. officer Cowper Coles in an attempt to free decks of clutter and give swivelling turret guns a clear view, however, she had a very low freeboard and supported a full ship's rig which de-stabilised her. Launched in April 1870, she sank at anchor off Finisterre on 6th September that year with the loss of about 500 men, only 27 crew survived. This painting is a very rare - and highly contemporary - view of Captain underway and might well be considered the artists' masterpiece. Good overall condition, relined with minor retouching throughout