General Information

Serial #

73/100

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Paper.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

61.2 cm

Width

46.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Nutkins

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

WWII (1939-1945); the event depicted took place on Sept. 5, 1940; the original painting from which this print was taken was dated April 1985 by the Artist; this print was published in 1986.

Canada

Unknown

Function

Display; commemorates the Battle of Britain.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Caption below picture reads: "The Height of the Battle - Sunday, September 15th 1940./by Geoffrey Nutkins/A limited edition of 100 prints/To commemorate the opening of The Shoreham Aircraft Preservation Society Museum/Sunday, July 3rd, 1988/A first edition print Published by the Shoreham Aircraft Preservation Society Copyright Shoreham Aircraft Preservation Society- 1986"; lettering hand painted near the lower right corner of the original canvas reads: "GEOFF NUTKINS - APRIL 1985"; number hand written in pencil on the bottom border at far left reads: "73/100"; there are 14 signatures in pencil on the borders below the picture.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Colour picture & black captions; grey inner border; white outer border.

Decoration

Picture shows a Luftwaffe Dornier Do 17 bomber airplane being chased by two RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighter airplanes.