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William Lionel Wyllie, RA (British, 1851-1931) HMS Victory, newly restored, with visitors alongside her dry dock at Portsmouth preparing to aboard image 1
William Lionel Wyllie, RA (British, 1851-1931) HMS Victory, newly restored, with visitors alongside her dry dock at Portsmouth preparing to aboard image 2
William Lionel Wyllie, RA (British, 1851-1931) HMS Victory, newly restored, with visitors alongside her dry dock at Portsmouth preparing to aboard image 3
The Collection of the Late Jonathan Janson
Lot 20

William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
HMS Victory, newly restored, with visitors alongside her dry dock at Portsmouth preparing to aboard

25 October 2022, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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William Lionel Wyllie, RA (British, 1851-1931)

HMS Victory, newly restored, with visitors alongside her dry dock at Portsmouth preparing to aboard
signed and dated 'W L Wyllie/1928' (lower left)
watercolour and pencil
66.1 x 102.9cm (26 x 40 1/2in).

Footnotes

Provenance
With Malcolm Henderson, London.
Jonathan Janson, UK.

Nelson's old flagship was still afloat in Portsmouth Harbour when the Great War ended in 1918, but in such a parlous state that a speedy decision was taken to restore her as a visitor attraction and place her in her own dry dock. W.L. Wyllie was a prime mover in the campaign to save her and the historic ship was finally opened to the public by King George V on 17th July 1928, with this work clearly painted to commemorate the completion of the project.

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