About this artwork
As Britain’s first official war artist, Muirhead Bone was posted to the Western Front in July 1916. He sent sketches back for publication in monthly Government journals such as ‘The Western Front’. In 1917 he was posted with the naval fleet, and made a number of watercolours, such as this, of the naval boats on the Firth of Forth and at Scapa Flow. The following year, on 21 November 1918, the German fleet surrendered in the Firth of Forth, signalling the end of German naval power after four long years.
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artist:Sir Muirhead Bone (1876 - 1953) Scottish
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title:Warships on the Firth of Forth
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date created:Dated 1917
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materials:Pencil and watercolour on paper
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measurements:19.60 x 29.20 cm
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accession number:GMA 694
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Sir Muirhead Bone
Sir Muirhead Bone
Draughtsman, illustrator and painter Muirhead Bone was born in Partick, Glasgow, and trained as an architect. He attended evening classes at Glasgow School of Art and was self-taught as an etcher. In 1901 Bone settled in London, where he quickly established an international reputation, selling...
