The Mary Rose And Fleet
by Jean Walker
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30.000 x 24.000 inches
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Title
The Mary Rose And Fleet
Artist
Jean Walker
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The Mary Rose was a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. After serving for 33 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany and after being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she saw her last action on 19 July 1545. While leading the attack on the galleys of a French invasion fleet, she sank in the Solent, the straits north of the Isle of Wight. The wreck of the Mary Rose was rediscovered in 1971 and salvaged in 1982 by the Mary Rose Trust in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology. The surviving section of the ship and thousands of recovered artefacts are of immeasurable value as a Tudor-era time capsule.
The excavation and salvage of the Mary Rose was a milestone in the field of maritime archaeology, comparable in complexity and cost only to the raising of the Swedish 17th-century warship Vasa in 1961. The finds include weapons, sailing equipment, naval supplies and a wide array of objects used by the crew. Many of the artefacts are unique to the Mary Rose and have provided insights into topics ranging from naval warfare to the history of musical instruments. Since the mid-1980s, while undergoing conservation, the remains of the hull have been on display at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. An extensive collection of well-preserved artefacts is on display at the nearby Mary Rose Museum.
The Mary Rose had no known career as a merchant vessel. She was one of the largest ships in the English navy throughout more than three decades of intermittent war and was one of the earliest examples of a purpose-built sailing warship. She was armed with new types of heavy guns that could fire through the recently invented gun-ports. After being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she was also one of the earliest ships that could fire a broadside, although the line of battle tactics that employed it had not yet been developed. Several theories have sought to explain the demise of the Mary Rose, based on historical records, knowledge of 16th-century shipbuilding and modern experiments. However, the precise cause of her sinking is still unclear, because of conflicting testimonies and a lack of conclusive physical evidence.
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Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent painting, Jean! Wonderful expression and interpretation of the Mary Rose in stormy seas! L/F
Jean Walker
Hi Kyle... You are welcome to use my painting of The Mary Rose & Fleet for your production.......Good Luck with everything....Regards Jean !!!
Kyle Rowling
Dear Ms Walker, I am part of a very small Shakespearean Theatre Company in Sydney, Australia. I recently came across this image above of the ship in a storm and we would like to use this image for our upcoming production of 'The Merchant of Venice'. As a small company we do not have the funds for the purchasing of 'rights', so I am asking for your permission to use this image for a handful of small posters and some flyers. We completely understand if this is not appropriate and we will find something else if need be. But if you would grant us permission we would include you in our 'Thank You' portion of the program. You can contact me at: kyle@sydneystagecombat.com Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Kyle Rowling