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Norman Wilkinson: The battle of the Bay of Biscay, 28 December 1943  wikidata:Q50889628 reasonator:Q50889628
Artist
Norman Wilkinson  (1878–1971)  wikidata:Q3343830 s:en:Author:Norman Wilkinson
 
Norman Wilkinson
Alternative names
Norman I Wilkinson; Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971); Norman Wilkinson (I); Wilkinson
Description British painter, illustrator, etcher and graphic artist
Date of birth/death 24 November 1878 Edit this at Wikidata 30 May 1971 / 31 May 1971 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Cambridge Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q3343830
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
The battle of the Bay of Biscay, 28 December 1943 Edit this at Wikidata
label QS:Len,"The Battle of the Bay of Biscay, 28 December 1943"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre military art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
The action depicted is the battle between HMS 'Glasgow' (1936) and HMS 'Enterprise' (1927) and a group of German destroyers: 'Glasgow' is leading the British line. The Royal Navy had the best of this fight, sinking the German destroyers 'Z27', 'T25' and 'T26'.
Date mid 20th century
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
(circa 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
)
Medium oil on paper
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q11472,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 27.9 cm (10.9 in); width: 45.7 cm (17.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,27.9U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,45.7U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1199924
Current location
not on view
Accession number
BHC0686
Credit line Caird Fund
References
Source/Photographer Royal Museums Greenwich: identifier 12178 (BHC0686 — National Maritime Museum)
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