Manchester Art Gallery

Little Ships on Patrol

Roland Vivian Pitchforth, 1895 - 1982


Little Ships on Patrol

Roland Vivian Pitchforth 1895 - 1982

Summary

A second World War battleship at sea, with soldiers positioned at their guns on deck, and an officer standing to the left with his arms outstretched giving a command by semaphore. Two more vessels are in the water to the right, heading towards a number of boats on the horizon, indicated by points of billowing smoke.


Object Name

Little Ships on Patrol

Creators Name

Roland Vivian Pitchforth

Date Created

1944

Dimensions

framed: 101.8cm x 142cm
unframed: 86.5cm x 127cm

accession number

1947.366

Collection Group

fine art
painting
British

Place of creation

England

Support

canvas

Medium

oil paint

Credit

Gift of H.M. Government War Artists' Advisory Committee.


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