"THE FIRST JOURNEY OF HMS VICTORY" AND "LAST JOURNEY OF HMS VICTORY" . Both signed in pencil by both Wyllies. Colored etching and aquatint after W.L. Wyllie, engraved by his son Harold Wyllie; published by Robert Dunthorne & Son in 1922, with the aim of profits going to raise funds to help preserve and restore the Victory and move the ship to a permanent dry dock in Portsmouth. Underneath the etching the piece is named, with a description that reads ?This plate is respectfully dedicated by permission to the Right Honourable Earl Beatty, Admiral of the fleet, G.C.B.,O.M.,D.S.O, && C. by his most obedient servants, Robert Dunthorne & Son.
Including original descriptive booklet - Framed, 28 in. x 34 in. Estimate $300-400
PROVENANCE: Estate of Alexandra McCain Morgan and Henry Sturgis Morgan, Jr., Annapolis, MD
