The Battle of Britain Commemorative Collection + Welcoming Respite No 5/8
(Signatures)	Artist : Robert Taylor and 14 RAF Battle of Britain Veterans 12 of which flew the iconic Spitfire : Trevor Gray , Richard Jones , Ken Wilkinson , Percival Beake Peter Brown , Jimmy Corbin , Nigel Rose , Terence Kane , Michael Wainwright , Terry Clark , Joe Chamberlain and Dame Vera Lynn...This particular print has been additionally signed by 11 further RAF Battle of Britain Pilots : Bill Green , Peter Ayerst , Tim Elkington , John Freeborn , Billy Drake , Bob Foster , Nigel Drever , Tom Neil , Geoffrey Wellum , Byron Duckenfield and Keith Lawrence...The Battle of Britain Commemorative Collection book comes with two bookplates , one signed by John ' Cats Eyes ' Cunningham and the second bookplate signed by Frank Carey...The book has also been additionally signed by 7 RAF Battle of Britain pilots Michael Wainwright , Terry Clark , Bob Foster , Nigel Drever , Billy Drake , Peter Brown and Tim Elkington.
(Dimensions)	Multi signed print with Multi signed book
Price	£895.00

Description

It has been another hard day of ferocious air combat over southern England, but at long last the young pilots of 603 Squadron can take a short, yet welcome respite from the heavy fighting. Soon however, the roar of Merlin engines will fill the air again as another deadly Luftwaffe raid threatens. Robert Taylor's masterpiece, beautifully crafted using a subtle combination of delicate graphite skilfully interwoven with subtle hues of the artist's finest oil paint, rekindles the poignancy of one such moment in this, the most famous of all air battles in history ,The Battle of Britain. Issued with a matching-numbered book Robert Taylor's Battle of Britain Commemorative Collection. This superb book, published to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, showcases some of Roberts most famous paintings. They include a host of stunning depictions of the iconic aircraft that duelled in the skies over southern England during the summer of 1940. It is presented in a silver embossed slipcase specially created for this edition...The print is a Veterans Artist Proof Presentation Copy No 5/8 and is signed by the artist : Robert Taylor and 14 RAF Battle of Britain Veterans 12 of which flew the iconic Spitfire : Trevor Gray , Richard Jones , Ken Wilkinson , Percival Beake Peter Brown , Jimmy Corbin , Nigel Rose , Terence Kane , Michael Wainwright , Terry Clark , Joe Chamberlain and Dame Vera Lynn...This particular print has been additionally signed by 11 further RAF Battle of Britain Pilots : Bill Green , Peter Ayerst , Tim Elkington , John Freeborn , Billy Drake , Bob Foster , Nigel Drever , Tom Neil , Geoffrey Wellum , Byron Duckenfield and Keith Lawrence...The Battle of Britain Commemorative Collection book comes with two bookplates , one signed by John ' Cats Eyes ' Cunningham and the second bookplate signed by Frank Carey...The book has also been additionally signed by 7 RAF Battle of Britain pilots Michael Wainwright , Terry Clark , Bob Foster , Nigel Drever , Billy Drake , Peter Brown and Tim Elkington...priced @ £895.00.