![H.M.A.S. Australia [pencil.]](jpegs/52984.jpg)
H.M.A.S. Australia [pencil.]
Rowland Langmaid [pencil.]
[n.d. c.1945.]
Rare etching. 150 x 285mm (6 x 11¼"), with large margins.
HMAS Australia (I84/D84/C01), a heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, shown at anchor surrounded by yachts. After being damaged by kamikaze attacks in the Pacific she was sent for repairs at Portsmouth, where this scene was probably captured. A pupil of W.L Wyllie; Rowland Langmaid (1897-1956) served in the Royal Navy and attained the rank of Lt. Commander. He exhibited at the R.A.
[Ref: 52984] £260.00
[n.d. c.1945.]
Rare etching. 150 x 285mm (6 x 11¼"), with large margins.
HMAS Australia (I84/D84/C01), a heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, shown at anchor surrounded by yachts. After being damaged by kamikaze attacks in the Pacific she was sent for repairs at Portsmouth, where this scene was probably captured. A pupil of W.L Wyllie; Rowland Langmaid (1897-1956) served in the Royal Navy and attained the rank of Lt. Commander. He exhibited at the R.A.
[Ref: 52984] £260.00