Athenian Navy (Signed) (Original)

Artist: Roger Payne
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 18" x 12" (450mm x 310mm)
Date: 1981
Signature: Signed by artist bottom right
Code: PayneAthens01

This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by Roger Payne.

Convinced by Themistocles that their future lay in supremacy at sea, the Athenians built a formidable fleet of triremes - war galleys with three tiers of oars. This was to combat the might of the Persian land army under Xerxes.

Inset: The precise positioning of the oars and oarsmen in a trireme is uncertain. The arrangement depicted here is the most likely.

This is the original artwork for Look and Learn 24th January 1981.

• Artist Biography
  Roger Payne (born c. 1934; UK)
  Roger Payne is a professional illustrator from the UK. His homoerotic work is well known amongst aficionados but he has also done many illustrations for books and magazines, including historical illustrations for Look and Learn.