‘Nelson & Trafalgar’, maritime paintings, an overview with links individual paintings.
One of my followers aptly wrote of my paintings, “you get a front row seat to history” and these paintings are in most instances, as near truth, as near ‘documentary’, as meticulous, diligent research and fine art can get.
“At last I have a REAL painting in my house”, T. Maltin of Wiltshire who now owns ‘Nelson and Minerve at Gibraltar’, see below.
Many distinguished people and renowned companies have chosen Frickers paintings as you can discover by reading my illustrated résumée.
"Nelson’s Four Frigates", 92 x 51 cm (36" x 20"), £14,000 (about $18,000).
Of the frigates shown in this painting Nelson commanded all four and there hangs an intriguing story.
"Trafalgar, HMS Victory Breaking the Line.", 81 x 51 cm (32" x 20"), Commissioned for a new video about Nelson and for the home of the distinguished naval historiographer Drachinifel..
Nelson & Trafalgar, Background
Nelson and Trafalgar paintings, Trafalgar Dispatch quoted here in full : From: VICE ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD to William Marsden Esq, at The Admiralty
"Lord Nelson", 35 x 25 cm (14" x 10"), £1,500 (about $1,900).
Painting on location, the Jubilee Sailing Trust, was formed to built a sail training vessel fully equipped for disabled people of all ages. The new ship could only be named after Britain’s most famous disabled sailor, ‘Lord Nelson’.
"Trafalgar News", 91 x 63 cm (36" x 25"), £18,000 (about $23,000). Also available as a print from our print page.
Trafalgar, HMS Pickle signalling “I have Urgent Dispatches”, this is a race, this is not yachting.
"Trafalgar, HMS Pickle, First With News", 121 x 76 cm (47½" x 30"), £15,000 (about $19,000).
Trafalgar Despatch, HMS Pickle a dramatic maritime painting showing Pickle as she raced to be narrowly First to the King.
"Trafalgar Messenger, HMS Pickle", 61 x 46 cm (24" x 18"), £7,750 (about $9,700).
Trafalgar Dispatch is a Gordon Frickers marine painting of HMS Pickle, in Mounts Bay in close proximity to three Cornish fishing boats.
"Trafalgar, Word of Mouth", 62 x 48 cm (24½" x 19"), £7,750 (about $9,700).
A fine painting based upon the ship’s log and celebrating a Cornish oral tradition which is denied by some academics.
"Hermione, Surprise !", 120 x 76 cm (47" x 30"), £3,775 (about $4,700).
Hermione paintings, , Maritime paintings, the beautiful replica frigate of France, the frigate of Liberty, a worthy addition to my ‘Nelson and Trafalgar Paintings’.
"“Trafalgar Dawn”", 122 x 30 cm (48" x 12"), Sold. Available as a print from our print page.
"Hermione, Surprise !", 120 x 75 cm (47" x 29½"), £3,775 (about $4,700).
Hermione paintings, the frigate of Lafayette, the frigate of Liberty !
"Trafalgar Dawn, French Perspective", 122 x 30 cm (48" x 12"), £12,000 (about $15,000). Also available as a print from our print page.
Trafalgar myths, legend and propaganda tell us the men of France and Spain were surprised by Nelson at Trafalgar, not true and they fought with remarkable bravery, behaving with great gallantry after.
"Nelson & Racehorse", 100 x 75 cm (39½" x 29½"), £12,000 (about $15,000).
Racehorse, painting, as interpreted from the log book of the day of Racehorse, and from Admiralty drawings, a ‘Nelson’ painting closely supervised by the legendary authority Peter Goodwin with further advice from Captain Frank Scott, square rig master, grandson of “Scott of the Antarctic”.
"La Recouverance, Schooner", 76 x 51 cm (30" x 20"), Sold.
"“Nelson’s Bright Yellow”", 41 x 28 cm (16" x 11"), £5,000 (about $6,300).
Yellow? an order from Nelson to the dockyard at Malta for paints to make a bright yellow paint, a colour he thought looked “more warlike” and which became the ‘signature of his ships including those who sailed with him, his “Band of brothers”.
"Trafalgar, First Shots", 122 x 76 cm (48" x 30"), £18,000 (about $23,000).
“First Shots, Trafalgar” is as fresh with salt spray and the reverberation of cannons today when I created this painting in 1994/5.
Further reading, The Nelson and Trafalgar Collection
The "Trafalgar Collection" came from a time when the artist was had unrestricted access to HMS Victory, the National Maritime Museum and the Royal Navy Museum.
"The Carronade", 122 x 76 cm (48" x 30"), Sold.
"Dockyard 400", 76 x 51 cm (30" x 20"), £12,000 (about $15,000).
HMS Victory, this is probably the only late 20th century painting of HMS Victory in her glory, painting made on location and before the ‘modern security fences’ spoiled the visitor view of HMS Victory.
"The Last Buccaneer", 81 x 50 cm (32" x 19½"), One the earlier Frickers paintings (sold 1991) and one with a very strong story attached to it, read on, enjoy ! .
"Cannon sketch made on-board HMS Victory", 21 x 30 cm (8½" x 12"),
The artist was given special permission to work on-board HMS Victory and a letter of introduction from her commander.
"Treasure Ships, Frigates", 46 x 30 cm (18" x 12"), £6,000 (about $7,500).
On course for Trafalgar, intelligence believed by the British Government who sent 4 British Royal Navy frigates to arrest 2 Royal Spanish Navy frigates.
"Nelson’s Column", 122 x 35 cm (48" x 14"), £12,000 (about $15,000).
Trafalgar morning, Nelson’s column, a classic sight from the age of fighting sail. A beautifully balanced very detailed painting
"Nelson and Minerve", 91 x 46 cm (36" x 18"), £25,000 (about $31,000).
Nelson’s voyage in the ‘Minerve’ is overlooked by most authors, and yet a young Nelson significantly demonstrates his style and power of leadership during the voyage.
"Frigates, Maidstone v Lion", 91 x 61 cm (36" x 24"), this original fine painting was a private commission.
"“The Death of Nelson, a French marksman’s view”", 122 x 76 cm (48" x 30"),
A scene crucial to the story of Nelson, a preparatory sketch in oil for The Nelson and Trafalgar Collection.
"Hermione, Frégate", 122 x 76 cm (48" x 30"), £12,000 (about $15,000).
Hermione, a painting, the frigate that changed history, the frigate of le Marquis de Lafayette who said, “So that freedom lives, men will always have to stand up and fight against indifference and resignation.
New painting, a commission.
Trafalgar painting 81 x 50 cm (32 ” x 20″), commissioned for a new video about Nelson and for the home of the distinguished naval historiographer Drachinifel.
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‘Nelson & Trafalgar’ paintings created to raise funds for HMS Victory’s renovation to her 1805 ‘Trafalgar’ condition.
Nelson and Trafalgar‘ series, these paintings are yet to be exhibited in public, although several are reproduced in books and these paintings are well known via the internet
Nelson’s Four Frigates, 91 x 53 cm (36″ x 21″), £ 12,000, you can buy with instalments if that helps you.
After this incident Nelson gave us a demonstration of his leadership and why he still generates so much admiration and love.
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Some of the most well known and valuable paintings I have created are in this series.
Trafalgar, my spectacular and definitive series of paintings, are widely regarded as by fellow specialists definitive.
Trafalgar, First Shots, 122 x 76 cm (48″ x 30″) , £18,000.
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This painting ‘First Shots’ is the only painting that accurately shows the scene as described in official reports and ship’s log books.
Trafalgar, ‘First Shots’ was inspired in discussion with my distinguished college and friend, the Keeper and Curator of HMS Victory, author of 17 naval books, Mr. Peter Goodwin when he first discovered the original HMS Victory Trafalgar Fore topsail.
From our excited discussions this painting evolved.
Available as a collectors fine art print on canvas from £177 including postage from our PRINTS page.
Paintings
The paintings I began to created while I was “Official Artist” to HMS Victory during the run up to the 200 th anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar, produced to raise funds for HMS Victory’s renovation to her 1805 ‘Trafalgar’ condition.
Paintings of the Nelson, Trafalgar period are one of my specialist subjects for which I still occasionally produce new paintings so book mark this page for updates !
Paintings shown here represent a once in a lifetime great adventure that took me to many archives in England, France and Spain.
HMS Pickle
Hyperlink > “I Have Urgent Dispatches”
HMS Pickle, 4 Have Urgent Dispatches, 91 x 63 cm (36″ x 28″) £ £18,000.
This painting is undoubtedly the definitive image of the famed HMS Pickle.
Available as a collectors fine art print on canvas from £177.
Painting about communication, a comparison between then and now, this most famous of all schooners with it’s unlikely name achieved immortality by racing with the Official Despatches for the Admiralty and the King in London.
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HMS Pickle, a detail from ‘I Have Urgent Dispatches’.
Nelson & and Trafalgar painting are still being created, a process started when I was honoured to be ‘Official Artist’ to HMS Victory during the preparations for Trafalgar 200.
Surprise !
Hyperlink > “Surprise“, Hermione, frigate of France, the frigate if Liberty.
Hermione, the frigate of Lafayette, 120 x 76 cm (47.25″ x 30″), £3,775.
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“Trafalgar Dawn, HMS Victory, 06.05”
121 x 30 cm (48″ x 12″), SOLD to a private collector.
Available as an awesome fine art PRINT on canvas, for the look and feel of the original, signed, numbered, £177. inc P&P.
Hyperlink > Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective
Trafalgar Dawn the French Perspective, 121 x 30 cm (48″ x 12″), 15,000.
Available as a fine art PRINT from £ 177., this haunting opposite perspective makes a splendid pair with ‘Trafalgar Dawn, HMS Victory’.
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Trafalgar Messenger, 61 x 46 cm, (24″ x 18″) £7,750.
As the first news of Trafalgar reached Cornwall it simultaneously created the legend represented by this fine painting.
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Nelson’ Arctic Voyage, 63 x 91 cm (28″ x 36″), £ 18,000.
Painted as a key illustration for the book by Mr. Peter Goodwin.
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A juvenile Horatio Nelson ‘blagged’ a place on the Royal Navy’s first and very carefully prepared Arctic expedition, an event that taught Nelson much about leadership as described in the splendid book “Nelson’s Arctic Voyage” by Peter Goodwin.
Fake news :
a British blunder caused Spain ally with Napoleonic France.
30 x 45 cm (12″ x 18″), £ 6,000.
A little know, dramatic and very significant frigate sea fight which had a profound influence bringing Spain and it’s formidable navy into the Napoleonic wars allied to France.
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Behind this frigate action painting is ‘false intelligence’, espionage, misinformation, fake news, tragedy, news sent by the usually reliable British spies to London.
Nelson and Minerve at Gibraltar, 91 x 53 cm (36″ x 21″) Sold to Mr. T. Maltin who said “at last I have a real painting in my house”.
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Nelson boarded the frigate HMS Minerve to sail on a very remarkable voyage resulting in his raising from ‘famous’ to a national hero and his promotion to Admiral.
Nelson’s column at 11.00, 121 x 35 cm (48″ x 14″), £12,000.
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1219 x 762 cm ( 48″ x 30″), available
Nelson had a considerable sense of destiny, knew Trafalgar would be the last really decisive naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars
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Nelson’s HMS Pickle first with the news, 1.22 x 76 cm (48″ x 30″), £
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The Prints :
Some of this Nelson and Trafalgar paintings series is available as a fine art in PRINT on canvas from £177.
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“Hermione”
Nelson as a young sea officer saw considerable active service during the American War of Independence.
Hermione frigate,1219 x 762 cm (48″ x 30″), £12,000.
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was the French frigate which transported General Lafayette to the aid of General Washington.
A superb replica is afloat today, built recently at Rochefort sur Mer.
SOLD
Nelson and Trafalgar, the brief
my brief in 1993 was to ‘paint some of the less well known but interesting aspects of the stories of Nelson and HMS Victory’.
I became involved with HMS Victory when asked to paint my ‘Nelson and Trafalgar Collection’ which for any artist would represent an unrepeatable life experience.
Nelson’s Bright Yellow, Dimensions? £1,000.
The story behind and results from “Nelson’s Bright Yellow’ included some extraordinary discoveries that challenged established views regarding the appearance of Nelson’s ships.
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I had the great good fortune to have a letter of introduction from Commander Mike Cheshire, HMS Victory‘s Captain at that time.
That letter that opened many other doors, many rare old archives for me as widely dispersed as Liverpool, Plymouth and London in Britain, Brest and Paris in France, Madrid and Cadiz in Spain.
Situations change, a time that witnessed the production of this remarkable series is now its self part of the Nelson and Trafalgar story as is this painting and so you can be by becoming the owner of a painting or paintings in this remarkable series.
Portsmouth Dockyard 400, 76 x 50 cm (30″ x 20″), £ 12,000
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‘Dockyard 400’ was painted on location by special permission, while I was ‘Official Artist’ to HMS Victory.
HMS Victory
when I worked on and for her HMS Victory was magnificently preserved at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Under new management today, alas not as magnificently as in 2005 still worth visiting as is a part of the naval base, ‘Portsmouth Historic Dockyard’ which is open to the public.
Nevertheless, to Visit HMS Victory is to have an experience you will never forget.
a ‘first rate ship of the line’, is the equivalent of only one castle surviving to our time.
By happy chance Victory was also one of the finest, fastest, most sea worthy and most distinguished First Rates ever built.
Battle of Trafalgar
21 st October 1805 caused a key change in European politics and history therefore in our world history.
HMS Victory was the British Flag ship.
Trafalgar confined the world conquering ambitions of Napoleonic France to mainland Europe, caused a frustrated Napoleon to abandon his extensive preparations to invade England with 350.000 troops; thwarted, Napoleon attacked and was defeated by Russia which in turn lead to the battle of Waterloo.
HMS Victory is iconic, she is the only surviving example of a type of 100 + gun war ship that was at one time the pride of the fleets of great nations, the First Rate Ship of the Line of Battle.
Official Artist to HMS Victory
As the Official Artist to HMS Victory, complete with a letter of introduction from her then Captain, Mike Cheshire, I had the great privilege of access to leading experts and rarely see documents in Britain, France and Spain.
Those collections included British, French and Spanish ship plans and models of the Georgian and Napoleonic period, original documents, journals, letters and mementos.
This story is addressed briefly below and in more detail via “Further reading” a link appears after the last painting.
This “Trafalgar Collection” results from a unique period when talents and time combined, when I as official artist, had unrestricted access to HMS Victory, the full co operation of her immensely knowledgeable, now legendary ‘Keeper and Curator’ Mister Peter Goodwin, the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich London), the Royal Navy Museum.
Lord Nelson launching, 35 x 25 cm (13¾” x 9¾” x) £1,200.
The Nelson touch, painted on location as it happened, I had the good fortune to be involved in this project, a training ship built specially to give disabled people a chance to sail, in the grand tradition of Britain’s most famous disabled sailor, Horatio Nelson, founder Chris Rudd, became a sound friend.
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The Jubilee Sailing Trust named their new ship built for able and disabled people after the most famous of disabled sailors.
I painted her launch on location as it happened.
‘La Recouverance’
Here is an adventure for you ! This magnificent replica privateer schooner is today based at Brest in North West France and it is possible to sail on her.
La Recouverance, 76 x 50 cm (30″ x 20″), SOLD to a private collector in Brest, Brittany, France:
A typical French privateer of the period, the painting celebrates the superb replica built at Brest where i witnessed La Recouverance launched 1996 and took photographs that Yachting World published.
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“It is upon the Navy
under the Providence of God that the safety, honour and welfare of this realm do chiefly depend”, from the Articles of War (1652) read weekly to all Royal Navy ships crews for 300 years.
As a collection these paintings have only been exhibited once, privately, by Rochay Elite who created an exclusive “Trafalgar Soirée” (at the prestigious Army & Navy Club, St James, Pall Mall, London, October 2016).
Nelson and Trafalgar, creating these paintings
This Trafalgar series enabled me to visited, consult and research by appointment among other places in Britain, The Tate Gallery, Maritime Museum Liverpool and office of Sea Breezes magazine, Liverpool, The Liverpool Tate Gallery, The Naval Reference Library Plymouth, Devonport Royal Navy Dockyard, Portsmouth, The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, the Royal Naval Museum Portsmouth.
In France and Spain I visited the Brest and the San Sebastian Naval Bases, Brest Maritime Museum, the National Maritime Museums and military archives of France (Paris) and Spain (Madrid) and with French colleagues as you see here, Cadiz University, by the port admiral’s invitation, the Spanish Naval Station of Rota, San Sebastian, a fortress and naval base for a lunch and to examine archives and out of yet more curiosity, Cape Trafalgar.
An example of exceptional and meticulous research was my visit to Her Majesty’s Hydrographic Office, Taunton.
Her Majesty’s Hydrographic Office, Taunton is a huge, very ‘secure’ government complex definitely not open to the public where for generations the renowned ‘Admiralty Charts’ the best of all the best charts, have been and still are produced.
‘Trafalgar Dawn, sold, the awesome, haunting prints are still available as fine art prints on canvas on canvas for the look and feel of the original painting, from £ 167 for the look and feel of the original, signed, numbered.
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Nelson today
makes a splendid role model for young people.
Nelson lead an heroic life, with high moral standards so is justly considered Britain’s foremost naval hero even eclipsing great seamen like Francis Drake, Hawkins, George Anson and James Cook.
Nelson was a warm hearted fellow, considerate of others, tremendously brave [on the eve of Trafalgar he is quoted as saying “this will be my 106th action”].
He was much loved by many including the plain Jack Tars.
Tough real men many of whom openly blubbered when they learnt of his death.
For young people looking for role models, I would recommend they find [Amazon?] and read a copy of The Life of Nelson by the American author Captain A. T. Mahan [USN] written in 1897.
Mahan was an American naval officer and historian who was a highly influential exponent of sea power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
A very big THANK YOU
to one and all goes unreservedly for the good will and good humour of many people in Britain, France and Spain contributed to this amazing Trafalgar Collection.
I wish I could name you all and shake your hands again.
In particular I would like to thank my principal sponsors, Nick Varley, David Ellingham and John Mitchell, also Mr. Peter Goodwin, Michele Huvé & the Brest Jumlarge, Lt Cmdr Mike Cheshire (Captain, HMS Victory) , the directors of Victory 2005 Ltd and M. & Mme Linquette of Brest.
Trafalgar Project Background
Further Reading: < This is a hyperlink to an expanded introduction to this awesome series, enjoy.
Peter Goodwin’s brief was to restore HMS Victory to her ‘Trafalgar Condition’ in readiness for the 2005 bi centenary of Trafalgar.
Trafalgar remains important in that Britain and its culture became thereafter until World War Two the world dominant superpower.
I was careful to view original documents and assess period paintings not just in Britain, in France and Spain too, visited many archives in Britain, France and Spain, even, just for the ‘ambience’, visited Cape Trafalgar with French colleagues.
I found in all three countries many experts very willing to help and some with astonishing views for an example, I was told with pride that Nelson had a girlfriend in Cadiz so regularly, discreetly visited the city port.
That romance could be true during a pre Trafalgar period alas it was not in my brief to follow up.
I’ve found numerous facts equally or more interesting, certainly more enlightening than the fictions that still pose in many books and videos as Nelson and Trafalgar facts.
In the case of Nelson and Trafalgar I found the truth as revealed by original logs, diaries, letters, plans and charts more complex, more interesting and more to the credit of the men of all nations present than history likes to admit.
I found the French and Spanish knew before they sailed from Cadiz that a battle was highly likely and most of them were fed up with evading the British.
They behaved honourably, those engaged fought very bravely, behaved gallantly in defeat but never stood a chance against a decidedly superior British fleet with more advanced technology.
In addition, the British were very skilfully lead by Nelson and his captains and they too fought bravely and behaved impeccably.
Historical inaccuracy abounds
Here as one of my followers put it, “you get a front row seat to history” and is in most instances, as near truth as near ‘documentary’, as meticulous, diligent research can get.
Propaganda, half truths and outright lies, there is so much in circulation.
I make a very considerable effort to present you with art work which gives you a feeling of intimacy and when ever possible, accurate.
Further Reading, ‘Nelson and Trafalgar’ collection
Gordon Frickers is the only marine artist whose paintings have been honoured by invitation to exhibit in the European Parliament, a one man show of 35 (May 2011) as well as exhibitions in other prestigious venues in Britain and Europe.
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