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Charles Dixon Naval Art


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Naval Art by Charles Dixon

Naval Art

The Lion Training Ship at Devonport by Charles Dixon.


The Lion Training Ship at Devonport by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00

Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon.


Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon.
2 editions.
£35.00 - £35.00

The Battle of Navarino by Charles Dixon. (PC)


The Battle of Navarino by Charles Dixon. (PC)
One edition.
£2.70


Blakes St George at Santa Cruz by Charles Dixon.


Blakes St George at Santa Cruz by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00

The Majestic at the Battle of the Nile 1798 by Charles Dixon.


The Majestic at the Battle of the Nile 1798 by Charles Dixon.
2 editions.
£2.70 - £75.00

The Centurion Sir Edward Seymour's Flagship in the Far East 1900 by Charles Dixon.


The Centurion Sir Edward Seymour's Flagship in the Far East 1900 by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00


Bomb Ketches Saluting the Victory, December 1805 by Charles Dixon.


Bomb Ketches Saluting the Victory, December 1805 by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00

The Speedy Capturing the Gamo by Charles Dixon.


The Speedy Capturing the Gamo by Charles Dixon.
2 editions.
£2.70 - £75.00

When Blake Swept the Seas: A Battle Between Admiral Blake and Van Tromp by Charles Dixon.


When Blake Swept the Seas: A Battle Between Admiral Blake and Van Tromp by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£25.00


HMS Formidable in Plymouth Sound by Charles Dixon.


HMS Formidable in Plymouth Sound by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00

HMS Powerful Steaming up Channel on her Return from South Africa by Charles Dixon.


HMS Powerful Steaming up Channel on her Return from South Africa by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£90.00

Rodney's Formidable Breaking the Line 1782 by Charles Dixon.


Rodney's Formidable Breaking the Line 1782 by Charles Dixon.
2 editions.
£2.70 - £85.00


The Last Fight of the Revenge, off Flores, in the Azores by Charles Dixon.


The Last Fight of the Revenge, off Flores, in the Azores by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00

HMS Vanguard at the Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon.


HMS Vanguard at the Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£25.00

The Prince George at the Battle of Malaga 1704 by Charles Dixon.


The Prince George at the Battle of Malaga 1704 by Charles Dixon.
2 editions.
£2.70 - £75.00


The Wreck of the Birkenhead 1852 by Charles Dixon.


The Wreck of the Birkenhead 1852 by Charles Dixon.
3 editions.
£2.70 - £85.00

The Prince George at Spithead: The Naval Requiem of Queen Victoria by Charles Dixon.


The Prince George at Spithead: The Naval Requiem of Queen Victoria by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00

The Mars in the Channel Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon.


The Mars in the Channel Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00


The Capture of the Lion, Scots Man-O-War 1511 by Charles Dixon.


The Capture of the Lion, Scots Man-O-War 1511 by Charles Dixon.
2 editions.
£2.70 - £75.00

Landing troops From the River Clyde at V Beach Gallipoli Peninsula by Charles Dixon RA (B)

Landing troops From the River Clyde at V Beach Gallipoli Peninsula by Charles Dixon RA (B)
One of 2 editions available.
£48.00

Cutting Out of the Hermione (Retribution) 1799 by Charles Dixon.


Cutting Out of the Hermione (Retribution) 1799 by Charles Dixon.
One edition.
£75.00


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Text for the above items :

The Lion Training Ship at Devonport by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon.

A line of Royal Navy battleships engage the German High Seas Fleet during the Battle of Jutland.


The Battle of Navarino by Charles Dixon. (PC)

In this naval battle France, Russia and Britain were engaged against the Turk. The Allies fought bravely in concert, and on more than one occasion acted very chivalrously towards one another. At one moment the little British frigate Talbot was furiously attacked by a number of large enemy ships and was in desperate plight when the French warship Armide pushed in and effectively screened the British ship. The Rose assisted the Armide and Russian frigates also helped to bring victory out of this furious mêlée.


Blakes St George at Santa Cruz by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


The Majestic at the Battle of the Nile 1798 by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


The Centurion Sir Edward Seymour's Flagship in the Far East 1900 by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


Bomb Ketches Saluting the Victory, December 1805 by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


The Speedy Capturing the Gamo by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


When Blake Swept the Seas: A Battle Between Admiral Blake and Van Tromp by Charles Dixon.

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HMS Formidable in Plymouth Sound by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


HMS Powerful Steaming up Channel on her Return from South Africa by Charles Dixon.

The First Class armoured cruiser HMS Powerful steaming up channel on her return from South Africa in April 1900. She had become famous for her work in the Boer War, her commander Captain Lambton leading a naval brigade to relieve the town of Ladysmith.


Rodney's Formidable Breaking the Line 1782 by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


The Last Fight of the Revenge, off Flores, in the Azores by Charles Dixon.

There is but one Revenge for Englishmen, the Revenge of Sir Richard Grenvilles last fight. We have had other Revenges of the Royal Navy to achieve distinction inthe 309 years since August 31st, 1591, but none of the have a fame approaching hers. The present modern battleship Revenge was, of course, the flagship of the Particular Service Squadron of the year of the Kaisers memorable telegram to ex-President Kruger in 1896. The Revenge flagship of Sir Richard Grenville was one of a squadron sent to waylay a fleet of Spanish treasure ships from the Indies. They were lying, on the last day of August, 1591, off Flores, in the Azores, short of water, and with half the men down with sickness. Suddenly an alarm was given that a large Spanish fleet was upon them, coming round the back of the island. All cut their cables or let slip their anchors and made for the open sea - all save one. Sir Richard Grenvilles Revenge was in no haste to fly. Grenville, who was second in command in the squadron, waited. He got on board and stowed in safety below all his sick who had been landed to recuperate ashore. After that, with only 100 men to fight and work the ship, he weighed anchor and stood out to sea. Sir Richard utterly refused to turn from the enemy, alleging that he would rather choose to die than to dishonour himself, his country, and Her Majestys ship, persuading his compnay that he would pass through their two squadrons in spite of them, and enforce those of Seville to give him way, which he performed upon diverse of the foremost, who, as the mariners term it, sprang their luff, and fell under the lee of the Revenge. So the survivors of the Revenge told the famous Sir Wlater Raleigh, Grenvilles cousin, when they came home. Soon a giant Spanish flagship of 1500 tons, the San Philip, came up alongside, and took the wind out of the sails of the Revenge, her huge bulk overtoppling the little English ship. After the Revenge was entangled with the San Philip, Raleigh tells us, four others boarded her, two on her larboard and two on her starboard. The fight, thus beginning at three oclock in the afternoon, continued very terrible all that evening. But the great San Philip, having received the lower tier of the Revenge, shifted herself with all diligence from her sides, utterly misliking her first entertainment. The Spanish ships were filled with soldiers, in some 200 besides the mariners, in some 500, in others 800. In ours there were none at all, besides the mariners, but the servants of the commander and some few voluntary gentlemen only. After many interchanged volleys of great ordnance and small shot, the Spaniards deliberated to enter the Revenge, and made divers attempts, hoping to force her by the multitude of their armed soldiers and musketeers, but were still repulsed again and again, and at all times beaten back into their own ship or into the sea.


HMS Vanguard at the Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon.

HMS Vanguard is followed by HMS Colossus, lit up by flash from the guns, and flanked on the other side by HMS Galatea.


The Prince George at the Battle of Malaga 1704 by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


The Wreck of the Birkenhead 1852 by Charles Dixon.

The surviving soldiers mustered and awaited their officers' orders. Salmond ordered Colonel Seton to send men to the chain pumps; sixty were directed to this task, sixty more were assigned to the tackles of the lifeboats, and the rest were assembled on the poop deck in order to raise the forward part of the ship. The women and children were placed in the ship's cutter, which lay alongside. Two other boats were manned, but one was immediately swamped and the other could not be launched due to poor maintenance and paint on the winches, leaving only three boats available. The two large boats, with capacities of 150 men each, were not among them.The surviving officers and men assembled on deck, where Lieutenant-Colonel Seton of the 74th Foot took charge of all military personnel and stressed the necessity of maintaining order and discipline to his officers. As a survivor later recounted: 'Almost everybody kept silent, indeed nothing was heard, but the kicking of the horses and the orders of Salmond, all given in a clear firm voice.' Ten minutes after the first impact, the engines still turning astern, the ship struck again beneath the engine room, tearing open her bottom. She instantly broke in two just aft of the mainmast. The funnel went over the side and the forepart of the ship sank at once. The stern section, now crowded with men, floated for a few minutes before sinking.Just before she sank, Salmond called out that 'all those who can swim jump overboard, and make for the boats'. Colonel Seton, however, recognising that rushing the lifeboats would risk swamping them and endangering the women and children, ordered the men to stand fast, and only three men made the attempt. The cavalry horses were freed and driven into the sea in the hope that they might be able to swim ashore.The soldiers did not move, even as the ship broke up barely 20 minutes after striking the rock. Some of the soldiers managed to swim the 2 miles (3.2 km) to shore over the next 12 hours, often hanging on to pieces of the wreck to stay afloat, but most drowned, died of exposure, or were killed by sharks.

'I remained on the wreck until she went down; the suction took me down some way, and a man got hold of my leg, but I managed to kick him off and came up and struck out for some pieces of wood that were on the water and started for land, about two miles off. I was in the water about five hours, as the shore was so rocky and the surf ran so high that a great many were lost trying to land. Nearly all those that took to the water without their clothes on were taken by sharks; hundreds of them were all round us, and I saw men taken by them close to me, but as I was dressed (having on a flannel shirt and trousers) they preferred the others. I was not in the least hurt, and am happy to say, kept my head clear; most of the officers lost their lives from losing their presence of mind and trying to take money with them, and from not throwing off their coats.'
- Letter from Lieutenant J.F. Girardot, 43rd Light Infantry, to his father, 1 March 1852

The sinking of the Birkenhead is the earliest maritime disaster evacuation during which the concept of 'women and children first' is known to have been applied. 'Women and children first' subsequently became standard procedure in relation to the evacuation of sinking ships, both in fiction and in real life. The synonymous 'Birkenhead drill' became an exemplar of courageous behaviour in hopeless circumstances, and appeared in Rudyard Kipling's 1893 tribute to the Royal Marines, 'Soldier an' Sailor Too':

To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about,
Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout;
But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew,
An' they done it, the Jollies -- 'Er Majesty's Jollies -- soldier an' sailor too!
Their work was done when it 'adn't begun; they was younger nor me an' you;
Their choice it was plain between drownin' in 'eaps an' bein' mopped by the screw,
So they stood an' was still to the Birken'ead drill, soldier an' sailor too



The Prince George at Spithead: The Naval Requiem of Queen Victoria by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


The Mars in the Channel Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


The Capture of the Lion, Scots Man-O-War 1511 by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.


Landing troops From the River Clyde at V Beach Gallipoli Peninsula by Charles Dixon RA (B)

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Cutting Out of the Hermione (Retribution) 1799 by Charles Dixon.

Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.

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