Admiral Sir William Winter, in the Vanguard, engaging two large galleons of the Spanish Armada, July 29, 1588

Object summary

Title: Admiral Sir William Winter, in the Vanguard, engaging two large galleons of the Spanish Armada, July 29, 1588
Object ID: CC-T-0126
Date made: 1875
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Painter (after): Brierly, Sir Oswald Walter
Publisher: The Illustrated London News
Object type: Print
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

From the Extra Supplement to The Illustrated London News published July 31, 1875. The print is after a painting O. W. Brierly exhibited at the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours. It depicts the HMS 'Vanguard' commanded by William Winter attacking two ships of the Spanish Armada. Spanish defeat was considered a huge breakthrough for the rise of power for England.