Collector's Journal — Maritime History
Frank Watson Wood and HMS London: A Royal Navy Portrait from the First World War
Art Research British Art British Expeditionary Force British Naval Art Collectors Journal Dardanelles Edmund Walter Anstice First World War Frank Watson Wood Gallipoli HMS London Marine Painting Maritime Art Maritime History Naval Watercolour Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Provenance Research Royal Navy Royal Navy History WW1 Naval Art
A signed First World War watercolour by celebrated marine artist Frank Watson Wood captures HMS London during a pivotal period in Royal Navy history, accompanied by remarkable surviving material connected with future Vice-Admiral Sir Edmund Walter Anstice.