Veterans of World War One (Original)

Artist: John S Smith
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 7" x 5" (170mm x 130mm)
Date: 1981
Code: SmithJSCarolineLL

This is the unique original Pen & Ink Wash by John S Smith.

The top ship is H.M.S. Caroline the only ship to survive the Battle of Jutland during World War I. The ship below was built in 1912 for the German Navy and named the Goeben and later served with the Turkish navy as the Yavuz.

At the time the feature was written for Look and Learn the Yavuz, as one of the very few survivors of World War I was derelict and being broken for scrap. H.M.S. Caroline was based in Belfast being used as an RN Reserve drill ship.

Originally published Look and Learn #989 21 February 1981. Note the art is card which has been mounted on a second piece of card with a double stroke mark surround.

• Artist Biography

  John Stephen Smith (1921 - 2010; UK)
  John started drawing from an early age and he went to art school just prior to World War II when he was called up and joined the Royal Navy. He served on the Cruiser HMS Niagara on the Malta and Russian convoys. After the war he continued his art studies and career.
  
  His work has been commissioned by most shipping companies and railway companies and his art has been used by many leading publishers in the UK and USA.