HEIGHT AND SUN
by Robert Taylor

''If you had the height, you controlled the battle.
  If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you.
  If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed''.

Overall print size: 17 x 27 1/2 - Matted size: 19 1/2 x 31 1/2.

These three basic rules contibuted to the prowess in aerial combat of some of the most successful fighter pilots in history and seldom were they more valuable than when outnumbered.

In Robert Taylor’s outstanding new painting, Hurricanes of 32 Sqn climb high into the morning sky, gaining Height and Sun in an attempt to take the advantage over the onslaught of enemy fighters - August, 1940. Featuring a typical ‘Robert Taylor skyscape’ this new image captures the surreal calmness above the clouds, belying the fury of action and ultimate sacrifices made in those crisp blue skies.

Every print in the Limited Edition has been personally signed by the artist Robert Taylor together with THREE Battle of Britain Fighter Pilots.

In addition to the three signatories of the Limited Edition, each copy of the Tribute Edition has been personally signed by a further twenty-two Battle of Britain pilots and aircrew, making a total of TWENTY-FIVE distinguished members of Churchill’s famous 'few'.

In addition to the TWENTY FIVE Battle of Britain Aircrew who have signed the Tribute Edition, each Artist Proof has been conservation matted to include the authentic pencil signatures of FIFTEEN of the most famous Aces that flew during the Battle of Britain, making a total of FORTY original signatures.

THE LIMITED EDITION:

Group Captain BILLY DRAKE
Flight Lieutenant RICHARD JONES
Squadron Leader GEOFFREY WELLUM

THE TRIBUTE EDITION.
All the above plus:

Flight Lieutenant ALEXANDER APPLEFORD
Squadron Leader TONY IVESON
Flight Lieutenant BENJAMIN BENT
Squadron Leader MAURICE BROWN
Flight Lieutenant OWEN BURNS
Flight Lieutenant JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN
Squadron Leader KENNETH LUSTY
Group Captain BYRON DUCKENFIELD
Wing Commander JOHN ELKINGTON
Squadron Leader ROBERT FOSTER
Flight Lieutenant TREVOR GRAY
Flight Lieutenant ALBERT GREGORY
Master Pilot LEOPOLD HEIMES
Wing Commander TERENCE KANE
Squadron Leader ROBERT KINGS
Flight Lieutenant KEITH LAWRENCE
Flight Lieutenant ROBIN LUCAS
Squadron Leader JOCELYN MILLARD
Wing Commander TOM NEIL
Group Captain HERBERT PINFOLD
Flying Officer KENNETH WILKINSON
Wing Commander GEORGE SWANWICK

ARTIST PROOFS(Matted)- SUBJECT TO ALLOCATION
All the above plus the matted signatures of:

Gp Capt Sir DOUGLAS BADER
Gp Capt DENNIS DAVID
Sqn Ldr ‘BUCK’ CASSON
Wg Cdr JOHN GIBSON
AVM EDWARD CREW
Cdr RONNIE HAY
Wg Cdr ‘BUNNY’ CURRANT
Wg Cdr ‘TAFFY’ HIGGINSON
A/Cdre Sir ARCHIE WINSKILL
Sqn Ldr JOHN URWIN-MANN
Wg Cdr PETER PARROTT
Gp Capt JOHN BISDEE
AVM HAROLD BIRD-WILSON
Wg Cdr HARBOURNE STEPHEN
Gp Capt GEORGE UNWIN

The Limited Edition
US $195.00 UK £125.00

 Edition Size - 300

Tribute Edition
US $295.00 UK £195.00 Sold Out!

Edition Size - 175

The Artist Proofs           Already Sold Out!
US $695.00 UK £450.00
Edition Size - 50

Please note: Due to the rarity, the Artist proofs are subject to availability.

Collect and cherish truly exceptional original aviation and maritime art, drawings, and supreme quality limited edition prints, by the world's most collected military artists. Select from many valuable collector prints, countersigned by distinguished and historically famous aircrew, and other military personnel.

Before you purchase, please visit the home page, for important information on these collectable and very possibly great investments for the future. They are limited editions and once they are gone, they are gone!
 
I have sold some, such as the Bismark, in the past and wished I'd kept them myself, as the value tripled and quadrupled on several of them, within months, after they had sold out.

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Ray Cunningham
Sovereign Art Company, Inc.
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