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A historic piece paying tribute to the German East Asiatic Squadron in World War I
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by Robert Taylor
TWO PRINT COLLECTOR'S SET
The formidable German East Asiatic Squadron, under the command of Vice Admiral Maximiliann Graf von Spee, took part in the first major sea battle of the First World War. Robert’s spectacularly beautiful painting shows Graf Spee’s magnificent warships at anchor shortly before they sailed to war.
At the outbreak of World War I, Germany’s East Asiatic squadron, consisting of two large armored cruisers and three light cruisers under the command of Vice Admiral Graf Spee, travelled from their base at Tsingtao in northern China, across the Western Pacific to the coast of Chile. On November 1st they were intercepted off the Chilean port of Coronel by a British squadron where, enjoying a large advantage in firepower, the encounter ended with a resounding victory for Admiral Graf Spee.
The British Admiralty reacted swiftly, dispatching a powerful naval force to the South Atlantic to confront the German Squadron, and on December 9th battle commenced some 120 miles south west of the Falkland Islands. Outnumbered, outgunned and outpaced by the British force, the Battle of the Falklands was over by nightfall. Von Spee and the entire crew of his flagship Scharnhorst perished, and with Leipzig, Nurnberg and Gneisenau also sunk, the East Asiatic Squadron was routed. Only Dresden escaped and when she was scuttled in Chilean waters four months later, the East Asiatic Squadron ceased to exist.
Robert Taylor’s stunning painting shows ships of the East Asiatic Squadron at anchor in a Pacific island bay prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1914. The ships are, left to right, the light cruisers Nurnberg and Dresden, cruiser Gneisenau and Von Spee’s flagship Scharnhorst.
Each print is issued with the companion print, Scharnhorst at Anchor and both are individually matching numbered and signed by the artist, Robert Taylor.
A stunning set and perfect for anyone with a love of the sea and maritime history.
Thisstunning print is the perfect centerpiece for any maritime art collection.
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