| Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor. An exceptional painting by the worlds foremost aviation artist remembering the most famous of all Luftwaffe Fighter Wings that fought on the Western Front during the early years of World War Two. Prints are signed by Luftwaffe Aces who contested the great air battles with pilots of the RAF on the infamous Channel Front, 1940-1941 Badly mauled during the Battle of Britain, by early 1941 the Luftwaffe fighter wings, strung right across northern France, were back on strength. The front line squadrons were reequipping with the up-rated Me109F and, though suffering initial over-heating problems, the remarkable new Fw190A was making its first appearances. The Luftwaffe pilots were again full of confidence, and having the air endurance advantage of fighting close to their bases, they were competing on equal terms with the Spitfires and Hurricanes of RAF Fighter Command. Having spent the first 18 months of the war fighting a defensive air battle, RAF Fighter Command was raring to go onto the attack. The mix of Rhubarbs - two or three-plane, low-level incursions to attack enemy bases and installations - and large fighter sweeps aimed to entice the Luftwaffe up for a fight, kept the German fighter pilots busy throughout the summer. All through 1941 great air battles raged all along the Channel Front. Robert Taylors comprehensive work Eagles on the Channel Front, the fourth and final print in his widely acclaimed Wings of the Luftwaffe series, recreates a scene in northern France in the late autumn of 1941. Having just returned to their temporary airstrip in the region of St. Omer, Luftwaffe pilots of JG-26 excitedly debrief their recent encounter with Spitfires and Hurricanes, fought high over the Channel coast. The gleaming new Me109Fs are discreetly parked under trees on the edge the airfield, providing some cover from low-level surprise attacks. While ground crews busily prepare the Wings Me109s for another mission, a group of the exciting new Fw190A fighters taxi out. The scenario will continue right into winter. In his inimitable style, and with inordinate skill, Robert Taylor manages to evoke the heady atmosphere of a German front line airfield on the Channel Front in 1941. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt, Oberst Johannes Naumann, Oberleutnant Erhard Nippa, Major Gerhard Schopfel and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Limited edition of 10 artist proofs. Image size 29 inches x 16 inches (74cm x 41cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt, Oberst Johannes Naumann, Oberleutnant Erhard Nippa, Major Gerhard Schopfel and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger. ITEM CODE RT0001 |
| Head on Attack by Robert Taylor On October 12, 1940, No. 603 Squadron, reduced to only eight aircraft, took on a large formation of Me109s attacking head on. Robert Taylors vivid portrayal shows Scott-Maldens Spitfire moments after knocking down an Me109 in the encounter, both he and his wingman coming through unscathed. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Air Vice-Marshal David Scott-Malden. ITEM CODE DHM2080 |
| Voyage into Destiny by Robert Taylor. Leaving the port of Gdynia on May 18th 1941, two large German warships stealthily zig-zagged their way up the coast of Norway at the outset of what was to become one pf the shortest, most fiercely fought naval contests of the Second World War. Operation Rheinubung was under way. With Fleet Commander Admiral Lutjens on the bridge, the brand new battleship Bismarck would leave the relative safety of the Norwegian fjords, destined for the busy shipping lanes in the Atlantic. After refuelling, and in company with the battlecruiser Prinz Eugen, on May 21st the two heavily armed warships headed for the Denmark Strait and out into the wide expanse of the Atlantic. Bound for active convoy routes, Bismarck would play havoc with vital Allied merchant shipping. Faster than almost any warship afloat, the magnificent new 42,000 ton monsters awesome firepower would prove no match for the lightly protected merchantmen or their escorts, as they laboriously plied their desperately needed cargo across the ocean towards Europe. It seemed she was invincible. Within three days of sailing, Bismarcks first encounter was a triumph! Intercepted south west of Iceland by the British Home Fleet, the German battleships gunners went into action for the first time, their second and third salvos striking the battlecruiser Hood. She exploded and sank within three minutes. But Bismarcks success brought the wrath of the Royal Navy upon her and, just three days later, on the morning of May 27th, with her rudder damaged by a torpedo, the pride of the German navy fell to the guns of the British Home Fleet. Outnumbered, she fought bravely, but succumbed, the magnificent new battleships active war lasting less than a week. The battleship Bismarck off the coast of Norway at the start of Operation Rheinubung. Under the watchful eye of Jagdeschwader 77s Me 109 fighters, in company with the battlecruiser Prinz Eugen, and destroyers Hans Lody and Z23, Germanys magnificent new battleship Bismarck is seen manoeuvring near Korsfjord Bergen on May 21, 1941. That evening, with Prinz Eugen, she will leave for Arctic waters, the Denmark Strait, the Atlantic, and destiny. Within days the pride of the German Kriegsmarine will have passed into history. Veterans edition of 500 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (87cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele and Maschinenobergefreiter Otto Peters.
Veterans edition of 10 artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (87cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele and Maschinenobergefreiter Otto Peters.
Robert Taylor Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm). Price £1.50 ITEM CODE DHM1642 |
| Knights Move by Robert Taylor The awesome battleship Tirpitz under the command of Admiral Schniewind, in company with battleships Scheer and Hipper, setting sail during Operation Rosselsprung, destined for the open sea and the North Atlantic convoy traffic. Messerschmitt Me109s of JG5, based at Petsamo, provide overhead cover while flotilla escort vessels make up the fearsome armada. The magnificent Norwegian mountains provide a spectacular backdrop this comprehensively realistic and stirring World War Two image. Limited edition of 500 prints,. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, Fahnrich Arnold Schroeder and Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing.
Limited edition of 30 artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, Fahnrich Arnold Schroeder, Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, Oberst Hajo Hermann and Unteroffizier Heinz Kern.
Limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, Fahnrich Arnold Schroeder, Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, Oberst Hajo Hermann and Unteroffizier Heinz Kern.
Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £ Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele, Fahnrich Arnold Schroeder, Leutnant Zur See Willibald Volsing, Oberst Hajo Hermann and Unteroffizier Heinz Kern.
Limited edition of 100 prints, with ten signatures. Issued with companion print. Paper size 36 inches x 23 inches (91cm x 58cm). Price £ ITEM CODE DHM2304 |
| Assault on the Capital by Robert Taylor Robert Taylors final painting in his 60th Anniversary trilogy features a scene from the attacks on the afternoon of September 7, 1940. Led by Herbert Ihlefeld, Me109Es of II/LG 2 dive through the bomber formation giving chase to Hurricanes of 242 Squadron as Ju88s of KG30, having unloaded their bombs, head for home. One Ju88 has been hit and is already losing height, and will not return. Following behind He111s of KG53 try to keep formation as they fly through flak. The sky is alive with action. Limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Adolf Dickfeld, Major Heinz Lange, Generalleutnant Gunther Rall, Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann, Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Hauptman Alfred Grislawski, Leutnant Herbert Kaiser, Unteroffizier Rudolf Miese, Oberst Eduard Neumann Leutnant Edmund Paule Rossmann, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Oberleutnant Herbert Thomas, Hauptmann Rudolf Trenkel and General Herbert Wehnelt.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £ Signed by Oberst Adolf Dickfeld, Major Heinz Lange, Generalleutnant Gunther Rall, Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert and Major Erich Rudorffer. ITEM CODE DHM2121 |
| Special Duties by Robert Taylor. A Junkers Ju52 of Luftflotte 2, escorted by Me109s of JG-53, transports important military personnel over the Dolomites in 1942. With the setting sun illuminating the mountain tops in a brilliant light, the panoramic vista is both chilling and spectacular. As the aircraft lumbers across the impressive mountain scenery, members of the High Command can be seen in conference in the cabin, while crew in the cockpit concentrate on their special duties flight plan. Behind them, unprotected from the elements, a lone gunner keeps a watchful eye. The Ju52 became the Luftwaffes primary wartime transport aircraft, taking part in every German army land operation during World War II. Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Leutnant Herbert Kaiser, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Oberfeldwebel Alexander Uhlig, Major Werner Roell, Oberfeldwebel Theo Gerling, Oberleutnant Helmut Schwarz and Hauptmann Claus Semmelhaack.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Leutnant Herbert Kaiser, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Oberfeldwebel Alexander Uhlig, Major Werner Roell, Oberfeldwebel Theo Gerling, Oberleutnant Helmut Schwarz and Hauptmann Claus Semmelhaack. ITEM CODE DHM2145 |
| The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. Fighter Edition. Signed limited edition of 400 prints, with four signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones and Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard.
Limited edition of 30 artist proofs, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, General Gunther Rall and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Knights Cross Edition. Signed limited edition of 300 prints, with six signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £250.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, General Gunther Rall and Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger.
Battle of Britain Edition. Signed limited edition of 200 prints, with fourteen signatures. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £395.00 Signed by Wing Commander Terence Kane, Group Captain Tom Dalton Morgan DSO, DFC*, OBE, Flight Lieutenant Richard L Jones, Squadron Leader Jocelyn G P Millard, General Gunther Rall, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Oberleutnant Erwin Leykauf, Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*, Wing Commander George W Swanwick, Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC, Wing Commander Wilfred M Sizer DFC*, Flight Lieutenant Michael E Croskell, and Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC.
Battle of Britain Edition. Limited edition of 25 Remarques. Paper size 29 inches x 23 inches (74cm x 58cm). Price £ ITEM CODE DHM2278 |
| Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Bobby Oxspring in his 66 Squadron Spitfire destroys an ME109 of JF/53 Ace of Spades Group, in a high level attack at 30,000 feet above Dover, 18th September 1940. Signed limited edition of 990 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 20 (86cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Group Captain Bobby Oxsping. ITEM CODE DHM2084 |
| Steinhoff Tribute by Robert Taylor. Macky Steinhoff in action over the White Cliffs of Dover. It is August, and the height of the Battle of Britain: Heinkel 111 bombers have attacked airfields and radar stations along the south coast, and a frantic dog-fight has developed as Me109s of JG-52 clash with Hurricanes of the RAFs No. 32 Squadron. Mackys Me109E, which dominates the picture, provides a magnificently detailed study of this superlative fighter, as he and his fellow Luftwaffe pilots do their best to protect the retreating Heinkels. Below is a wonderful panoramic aerial view of Dover Harbour, the legendary White Cliffs, and the carefully researched landscape showing the south-eastern tip of the British Isles as it was in 1940. Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £225.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff.
Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £365.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff.
Limited edition of publisher proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £425.00 Signed by General Johannes Steinhoff. ITEM CODE DHM2172 |
| Horrido! by Robert Taylor. Of the many outstanding Luftwaffe fighter Wings of World War II, JG52 became the most successful. Many of the most famous Aces flew with this legendary wing, including one-time Squadron Commander Adolf Galland. JG-52 was home to the only fighter Aces in history to destroy more than 300 enemy aircraft - Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn. The wings top ten scoring Aces amassed a staggering 2286 aerial victories and, by the end of the war, JG-52s pilots had recorded over 10,000 aerial victories; sixty-seven of their number were awarded the coveted Knights Cross or higher decorations, but the cost to the Wing was high: 678 of its aircrew perished in combat, while many others were taken prisoner following combat. Appropriately, Robert Taylor has chosen the Me109s of JG52 as his subject to represent the fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe in his tribute to these courageous flyers, with his breathtaking painting Horrido! With the traditional battle cry ringing in their ears, Squadron Commander Hptm Wolfgang Ewald leads pilots of I./JG52 into combat. Based at Coquelles/Calais in September 1940, the JG-52 Me109s hurtle down in a high-speed dive to engage the enemy during the ferociously fought Battle of Britain. Robert eloquently depicts these sleek and deadly fighters high over the Channel, glinting and menacing against an ominous backdrop of heavy cumulous clouds. Luftwaffe Aces edition of 600 prints. Paper size 30.5 inches x 27 inches (77cm x 67cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Feldwebel Herbert Koller, General Gunther Rall, Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Walter Wolfrum.
Luftwaffe Aces edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 30.5 inches x 27 inches (77cm x 67cm). Price £ Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Feldwebel Herbert Koller, General Gunther Rall, Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger and Walter Wolfrum.
Knights Cross edition of 25 prints. Paper size 30.5 inches x 27 inches (77cm x 67cm). Price £ Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Feldwebel Herbert Koller, General Gunther Rall, Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Walter Wolfrum, Gerhard Barkhorn, Oberst Erich Hartmann, General Adolf Galland, General Johannes Steinhoff and General Walter Krupinski.
Knights Cross edition of 5 tribute proofs. Paper size 30.5 inches x 27 inches (77cm x 67cm). Price £ Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch, Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Leutnant Norbert Hannig, Feldwebel Herbert Koller, General Gunther Rall, Major Erich Rudorffer, Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege, Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, Walter Wolfrum, Gerhard Barkhorn, Oberst Erich Hartmann, General Adolf Galland, General Johannes Steinhoff, General Walter Krupinski, Oberst Werner Molders, Major Walter Nowotny and Major Helmut Wick. ITEM CODE DHM2674 |
| Most Memorable Day by Robert Taylor. Adolf Galland and his wingman Bruno Hegenauer break through the fighter escort of No. 303 Squadrons Spitfires to attack Blenheim bombers of No. 21 Squadron over northern France, 21 June 1941. In two missions that day Galland claimed two Blenheims and one Spitfire, survived a forced crash-landing, and later a parachute escape from his blazing Me109. That evening he learned he was to become the first recipient of the Knights Cross with oak leaves and swords - Germanys highest award for heroism. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £375.00 Signed by General Adolf Galland, Oberst Johannes Naumann, Major Gerhard Schopfel and Hauptmann Otto Stamberger.
Limited edition of 100 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 25 inches (84cm x 64cm). Price £495.00 Signed by General Adolf Galland, Oberst Johannes Naumann, Major Gerhard Schopfel and Hauptmann Otto Stamberger. ITEM CODE DHM2051 |
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