'Shot marks on the Hero' RMG PV0044, William Lionel Wyllie, circa 1907

'shot marks on the hero' the battleship 'hero' (1885) was used as a gunnery target from november 1907 and was finally sunk as a target off the kentish knock bank on 18 february 1908. Wyllie seems to have access to her to make this drawing. Date: circa 1907. Dimensions: 252 mm x 179 mm. Collection: Fine art.