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Portrait of Sir Francis Chichester (1901-1972) #867258

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Portrait of Sir Francis Chichester (1901-1972) #867258
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Reproduced as a limited edition print of 75, sold with a limited edition print of the painting signed and numbered 10/75, signed in pencil. Sir Francis Charles Chichester (1901-1972), airman, sailor, and navigator, was born 17 September 1901. Chichester became the hero of the British people and achieved world fame when at the age of sixty-five he sailed solo around the world between August 1966 and May 1967, 29,600 miles in 226 days sailing time. Chichester was appointed CBE in 1964 and KBE in 1967, when he reached Sydney half way through his single-handed voyage round the world. The Queen dubbed him with Sir Francis Drake's sword at Greenwich after his return. He received many other honours and awards. He recorded his exploits both in the air and at sea in a number of books, but his personality and his philosophy can best be summed up in his own answer to a question after his tumultuous welcome at Plymouth. Why did he do it? ?Because?, he replied, ?it intensifies life.?

Painter who was born and lived in Wigan, Lancashire, where he ran The Isherwood Gallery. He studied at the local Technical College, 1934-53. Isherwood travelled extensively and had over 200 shows, including colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He painted a number of celebrities, including the singer Gracie Fields, the round-the-world yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester and Lord and Lady Weymouth. Some portraits were issued in signed, limited editions. Churchill and Pembroke Colleges in Cambridge hold ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good overall condition, painting is behind glass.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1972</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:United Kingdom</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:James Lawrence Isherwood (1917-1988)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:16</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:20</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of Sir Francis Chichester (1901-1972)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Modern</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on board</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Oil on board</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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