FRANCIS MARSHALL (1901-1980) Vogue . In 1959 he wrote a successful book on drawing entitled Magazine Illustration .
Sink the U-Boat (Original)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 16" x 12" (400mm x 300mm)
Date: 1968
Description: Dramatic original artwork from Eagle Vol. 18, no. 4, 1968 of an aerial attack upon a U-Boat in the Atlantic.
Napoleon and Marie Walewska 3 (Original)
Medium: Pen and Ink Wash on Board
Size: 22" x 14" (550mm x 350mm)
Date: 1975
Description: Countess Marie Walewska, (7 December 1786, Brodne - 11 December 1817, Paris) was a Polish countess. In 1806, aged twenty and married to Count Athenasius Walewski, she met French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and became his mistress.
The relationship continued through Napoleon's divorce and remarriage to Marie Louise of Austria. Napoleon acknowledged Marie Walewski's son, Alexandre Joseph Colonna-Walewski, born in 1810, as his illegitimate child.
In 1816, after Napoleon's defeat and the death of her first husband, Marie Walewski remarried Philippe Antoine d'Ornano. She died during childbirth in 1817.
Jexzebel and Ahab (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 12" x 17" (300mm x 420mm)
Date: 1964
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: Jezebel talking to Ahab. In time, Ahab was killed in battle, and Jezebel was flung down from a tower to be eaten by dogs. Original artwork for illustration on p24 of The Bible Story issue no 21 (25 July 1964). Original art.
Elizabeth I (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 15" x 19" (390mm x 480mm)
Date: 1966
Description: Original art used to illustrate the story of Queen Elizabeth 1 in the girl's comic Tina in 1966, and Schoolfriend Annual in 1976.
Napoleon and Marie Walewska 1 (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 12" x 12" (300mm x 300mm)
Date: 1975
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: Countess Marie Walewska, (7 December 1786, Brodne - 11 December 1817, Paris) was a Polish countess. In 1806, aged twenty and married to Count Athenasius Walewski, she met French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and became his mistress. The relationship continued through Napoleon's divorce and remarriage to Marie Louise of Austria.
Napoleon acknowledged Marie Walewski's son, Alexandre Joseph Colonna-Walewski, born in 1810, as his illegitimate child. In 1816, after Napoleon's defeat and the death of her first husband, Marie Walewski remarried Philippe Antoine d'Ornano. She died during childbirth in 1817.
Napoleon and Marie Walewska 2 (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 13" x 13" (340mm x 340mm)
Date: 1975
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: Countess Marie Walewska, (7 December 1786, Brodne - 11 December 1817, Paris) was a Polish countess. In 1806, aged twenty and married to Count Athenasius Walewski, she met French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and became his mistress.
The relationship continued through Napoleon's divorce and remarriage to Marie Louise of Austria. Napoleon acknowledged Marie Walewski's son, Alexandre Joseph Colonna-Walewski, born in 1810, as his illegitimate child.
In 1816, after Napoleon's defeat and the death of her first husband, Marie Walewski remarried Philippe Antoine d'Ornano. She died during childbirth in 1817.
Paperback Cover art 1 (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 12" x 12" (300mm x 300mm)
Date: 1978
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original painting used for for a paperbackcover circa 1970s.
Paperback cover 2 (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 15" x 20" (380mm x 500mm)
Date: 1978
Description: An original painting used for for a paperbackcover circa 1970s. Note minor damage to base of board below the figures.
Magazine Illustration 1 (Original)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 7" x 15" (190mm x 370mm)
Date: 1977
Description: An original painting used in Escort magazine to illustrate an adventure story. Circa 1970s.
Sanders of the River by Edgar Wallace (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 20" x 9" (500mm x 230mm)
Date: 1976
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original painting used in the magazine Escort circa 1970s to illustrate the Edgar Wallace story 'Sanders of the River'.
Bible Story 1 (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 22" x 10" (550mm x 250mm)
Date: 1975
Description: An original watercolour used to illustrate an edition of Bible Stories circa 1970s.
Bible Story 2 (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 13" x 17" (330mm x 430mm)
Date: 1975
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original watercolour used to illustrate an edition of Bible Stories circa 1970s.
Bible Story 3 Tobias and the Fish (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 12" x 12" (300mm x 300mm)
Date: 1964
Description: From the bank, Azarias shouted words of encouragement as Tobias grappled with the huge fish and dragged it ashore. Original artwork used to illustrate p9 of The Bible Story issue no 17.
Bible Story 5 The Story of Ruth (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 14" x 14" (350mm x 350mm)
Date: 1965
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: Original artwork for cover of The Bible Story issue no 25.
Marc and Isambard Brunel (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 12" x 13" (300mm x 320mm)
Date: 1981
Description: Tunnels, ships and bridges - these were only a few of the fields of engineering in which Marc and Isambard Brunel exercised their incredible talents, giving to Britain a legacy which will survive for centuries. Original artwork for illustration on p80 of World of Knowledge Annual 1981.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor 2 (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 14" x 12" (350mm x 300mm)
Date: 1975
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original painting used in a series of illustrations for Famous Loves. This depicts the Duke and Duchess of Windsor on the French Riviera.
Famous Loves (Original)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 13" x 16" (330mm x 400mm)
Date: 1975
Description: An original painting used in a series of illustration for Famous Loves.
Lynmouth, Devon Floods 1952 (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 13" x 18" (340mm x 450mm)
Date: 1980
Description: Floodwaters. Original artwork (dated 14/6/80). Depicting the terrible floods in Lynmouth Devon August 1952.
George III and Hannah Lightfoot (Original)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 13" x 9" (320mm x 220mm)
Date: 1971
Description: An original painting used in Argosy magazine depicting the illicit affair between the lovers George III and Hannah Lightfoot.
King Carol and Madame Lupescu (Original)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 13" x 11" (330mm x 280mm)
Date: 1975
Description: An original painting used in a series of Famous Loves depicting King Carol of Romania. Carol and Magda Lupescu were married in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 3 June 1947, Magda taking the title of Princess Elena von Hohenzollern. Carol remained in exile for the rest of his life.
A Bit of Bronze (Original)
Hunt the Hunter (Original)
Gouache on Board
11" x 13" (279mm x 330mm)
An original painting used for the front cover of Argosy magazine July 1973, for the story Hunt the Hunter by Wallis Peel.
