Study of HMS 'Queen Elizabeth', battleship RMG PW1824, William Lionel Wyllie, 1917

Study of hms 'queen elizabeth', battleship inscribed by the artist, 'queen elizabeth', lower left. This battleship (laid down in 1912 and commissioned in 1915) is shown here in starboard-broadside view after february 1917, as refitted for service as the grand fleet flagship but before her searchlights were re-grouped in coffee-box towers on the second funnel late in 1917. Date: 1917. Dimensions: Sheet: 287 mm x 448 mm. Collection: Fine art.