H.M.S. Champion and the 13th Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland, May 31st, 1916

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William Lionel Wyllie, R.A. (1851-1931)
H.M.S. Champion and the 13^th Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland, May 31st, 1916
etching with drypoint, signed in the margin, with battle formation details on the reverse, in good condition, unexamined out of frame
4¾ x 16 5/8 in. (17.2 x 42 cm.)
and two etchings of scenes from the Battle of Jutland by the same artist (3)

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拍品专文

The Battle of Jutland was the last occasion on which two great battle fleets engaged each other in full strength. Rather than being a single decisive battle however, it was, in fact, a series of smaller engagements spread over many hours during which the two fleets separated into their constituent parts. Although the opening salvoes were fired at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of 31^st May 1916, the main action began at about 6 o'clock that evening and continued until the following day.