HMS Rattler And HMS Alecto Ships Of The Line By George Tuckwell Illustration Art For Book

Measuring 10" by 7" on artist board. Original drawing for illustration of the book "Fighting Ships" by George Tuckwell, signed with some spotting and light bumping, see photos.

The HMS Rattler was a 9-gun steam screw sloop of the Royal Navy, and one of the first British warships to be completed with screw propulsion. She was originally ordered as a paddle wheel 4-gun steam vessel (Steam Vessel Second Class – SV2) from Sheerness Dockyard on 12 March 1841. She was reordered on 24 February 1842 as a propeller type 9-gun (867-ton BM type) sloop from HM Royal Dockyard, Sheerness, as a new vessel. William Symonds had redesigned the ship as a screw propeller driven vessel.
She was the fifth ship so named since the name was first introduced into the Royal Navy for a 16-gun sloop launched by Wilson of Sandgate on 22 March 1783 and sold on 6 September 1792.
HMS Alecto was an Alecto-class sloop designed by Sir William Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy. Originally classed as a steam vessel (SV3), her classification would be changed to a Third Class Sloop. She initially served in the Mediterranean, prior to her tug of war with the Rattler. She spent her time in the Americas and mainly on the anti-slavery patrol off the west coast of Africa. She was broken in November 1865.
Alecto was the second named vessel since it was used for a 12-gun fireship, launched by King of Dover on 26 May 1781 and sold in 1802.

George Arthur Tuckwell, artist (1919-2000). Not much is known about the artist except the few works of art that have come to the market. It appears that he was also a book illustrator or worked on several books, including one titled "Fighting Ships" a story of the history of ships from the very early period to modern sea and air ships. This is a collection of George Tuckwell watercolors from that book. Tuckwell's draftsmanship of the ships are clean and well executed. His images of people follow his artistic lean toward the abstract. images for a book entitled Fighting Ships.

Notes: Some spotting and staining, see photos. Signed by George Tuckwell in pencil with other pen notations for the book

$15 - $25

10.0" x 0.01" x 7"

Fine Art, Works on Paper

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