~ Large Acrylic Painting Of A WW1 British vs. German Dogfight By Ron Jobson ~
The beautifully detailed painting on board depicts a British DH9 two-seater biplane bomber warding off an attack by three German Albatros D.III fighters, one already shot down.
It is unframed but presented in a single-lined mount.
~ Ron Jobson ~
Born in Brixton, Ron won a scholarship age 13 to the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, and studied there for three years until the outbreak of war in 1939. He started work in Fleet Street with the studio entitled ‘War Artists and Illustrators’, doing work for wartime magazines, Ministry of Information propaganda, and aircraft advertising.
After the war, he provided book illustrations for a wide range of subjects, including science fiction, as well as illustrations for Matchbox toys (in 1967, he was responsible for the illustrations on all of the Matchbox 1-75 Series model boxes for that year), Airfix models, and general advertising.
He died in January 2014.
~ British DH9 Two Seater Biplane Bomber ~
First flown in 1917 the Airco de Havilland DH9 was designed to be one of Britain's first strategic bombers, however results were disappointing due largely to the aircraft's underpowered Puma engine. Nevertheless, more than 3,000 were produced, and they saw widespread service during the First World War. They also served with many other air forces and private airlines during the 1920s.
~ German Albatros D.III Fighter ~
The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I. A modified licensed version was built by Oeffag for the Austro-Hungarian Air Service (Luftfahrtruppen). The D.III was flown by many top German flying aces, including Wilhelm Frankl, Erich Löwenhardt, Manfred von Richthofen, Karl Emil Schäfer, Ernst Udet, and Kurt Wolff, and Austro-Hungarian Godwin von Brumowski. It was the preeminent fighter during the period of German aerial dominance known as "Bloody April" 1917.
~ Condition ~
Please refer to the images for the condition.
~ Dimensions ~
The board itself is 75cm (29.25 inches) by 51cm (20 inches).
