"Nelson!" by Terence Vickress ( now sold 21/1/12)

£1,150.00

 ORIGINAL  OIL ON CANVAS "Nelson." BY THE SUPERB PORTRAIT ARTIST TERENCE VICKRESS. ......................... The Wonderful portrait artist Terence Vickress has recreated  the 19th Century Classic of Sir William Beechey's Horatio Nelson Beechey's portrait was painted between Nelson's landing at Yarmouth in November 1800 and the victory of Copenhagen in April 1801.

 

Famously at this battle Nelson was ordered to retreat by Admiral Parker but put the telescope to his bad eye and said "I see no message!" He then attacked and destroyed the Danish/Norwegian fleet!

 

Terence has used the Classical Renaissance techniques of  Sfumato. Sfumato is one of the four canonical painting modes of the Renaissance (the other three being Cangiante, Unione, and Chiascuro) Sfumato used refers to a mode of painting in which there are no extreme darks or lights, as brightness values are grouped more or less together around middle gray so sharp edges are lost!!     

  Measurements height 20 inches by 16 inches.  Oil on canvas........... Beautifully Framed.

 

 

 

                                         

Terence Vickress the Artist was born 1955, Rochford, Essex. Now living and working in Southwold, Suffolk. Vickress trained at Southend Art School studying illustration to sculpture. Terence ultimately made the transition from illustration to portrait painter  and enjoys the freedom of painting fine art, landscape, Seascapes, Traditional scenes and nudes.  Among the many commissioned portraits are many celebrities including the Boxer FRANK BRUNO, Michael Schumacher, 5 Secretary Generals to The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association including  Sir Howard D'Egville K.B.E  LLD. This painting was unveiled in 1992.  This painting was unveiled in Whitehall attended by Her Majesty the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the Rt Hon Douglas Hurd M.P. Arthur Donohue Q.C, Dr  the Hon David Tonkin, Sir Robin Vanderfelt all hung in secretariat offices in old palace yard Westminster !!
  Numerous other famous Portraits. Mayors including in 1994 Howard Griffin, Henry Strode, Founders of the Company's College in egham (Members of the Worshipful Company of Coopers)Mayor Councillor Joe Tobin,  The Worshipful the Mayor Councillor Allan Cole, Ann Bettes, Theresa Baggot, The Lord Mayor of Cambridgeshire Crowden, Lord Lieutenants and Members of Parliament including SIR TEDDY TAYLOR MP. Terence has many of his works in Public collections including  The Palace of Westminster, London. Many Parliament Buildings in British Columbia, Canada. Also The House of Keys Parliament Building, The Tynwald including the Hon Charles Kerruish OBE. LLD (hc) CP, Isle of Man. Porters Grange Museum, Essex. The Hall of Mayoral Portraiture, Cambridge City. Also now the Town Hall, Southwold, Suffolk. Also the Speaker of the house of parliament in Canada George McMinn Q.C 
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