The Mediterranean fleet passing through the Dardanelles

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Frank Henry Mason (1876-1965)
The Mediterranean fleet passing through the Dardanelles
signed 'Frank H Mason' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour
12 x 31in. (30.6 x 78.8cm.)

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Lot Essay

This painting and the work in the following lot both depict the British Mediterranean Fleet in Turkish waters, probably during a goodwill mission sometime after the end of the Great War. In the early 1920's, the fleet included six battleships - Iron Duke, Emperor of India, Benbow, Ajax, Centurion and King George V - some of which are almost certainly portrayed here.

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