£60.00
Oil on linen. 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, firing HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Royal Gun Salute at the Colchester Station. 2nd June 2022.
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Oil on linen, aprox 6x2feet plus frame. The 105 light gun fires the old Queen’s salute. This Saluting station contributed to Colchester receiving its City status once again after 410AD when the Roman Army left Britain. The firing battery is F (Sphinx) Parachute Battery and traces its history back to Napoleonic times and Egypt and Waterloo. Under 16 Air Assault Brigade they have deployed to Sierra Leone, Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan.
Service and Inspiration
Hugh has served in the Yeomanry for 30 years, and now he exhibits his work at all the major History Festivals in England. He is not a photo-realist, but a follower of painters like Titian, Caravaggio and Sargent. His attention to military detail has a soldier’s eye whilst still retaining the painterly qualities of a loose almost impressionistic approach together with historic accuracy.
For those looking to commission their own piece of history, Hugh offers a collaborative process. He honours the client’s vision while infusing it with his distinctive artistic style.
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