The Great Harry (Signed) (Original)

Artist: John J Arnold
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 17" x 13" (430mm x 320mm)
Date: 1974
Signature: Signed by artist lower right
Code: ArnoldHarryLL

This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by John J Arnold.

Henry Grace à Dieu ("Henry, Thanks be to God"), also known as Great Harry, was an English carrack or "great ship" of the King's Fleet in the 16th century.

Contemporary with the Mary Rose, Henry Grace à Dieu was even larger being Henry VIII's flagship. She had a large forecastle four decks high, and a stern castle two decks high. She was 50 m long, weighing 1,500 tons and having a complement of 700 - 1,000 men. It is thought that she was ordered by Henry VIII in response to construction of the Scottish ship Michael, launched in 1511.

Originally published in Look and Learn issue 663, 28th September 1974.

• Artist Biography
  John J Arnold
  John J. Arnold was a commercial artist specialising in transport. He is known to have contributed illustrations to Look and Learn and Speed & Power magazines, and almost certainly contributed to other IPC Transport titles. His work for Look and Learn often involved beautifully rendered line & wash diagrams of cars, such as in his 'Classic Cars' series (1974) and 'Novelties of Mobility' (1974-75).
  
  He also illustrated other forms of transport, including sailing ships and paddle steamers.