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William Lionel Wyllie  (1851–1931)  wikidata:Q2579750
 
William Lionel Wyllie
Alternative names
W. L. Wyllie; William Lionel Wylie; W. L. Wylie; William Wyllie; W.J. Wylie
Description British painter, artist, landscape painter and marine painter
Date of birth/death 5 July 1851 Edit this at Wikidata 6 April 1931 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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creator QS:P170,Q2579750
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English: Second Battle of the Heligoland Bight, 17 November 1917

This fluent watercolour bears the inscription in the lower left-hand corner 'Nov 17 1917', but was possibly not written by Wyllie. However, it may indicate that the action depicted between British and German ships is the one that took place on that date between light-cruisers in the Heligoland Bight when one German minesweeper was sunk. This is an example of Wyllie working 'in the wet'. He worked on wet paper attached to a pinboard and frame, the holes of which are here visible along the lower edge of the paper.

An Action on November 17th, 1917
Date circa 1917
date QS:P571,+1917-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Dimensions Sheet: 135 x 330 mm
Notes Box Title: Wyllie: Kitson II b 1-33 1st World War.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/125905
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Caird Catalogue Number (CCAT): CC V1, P8, 65
Caird Catalogue Wyllie Collection Number: 189 7
Kitson/Wyllie Catalogue Number: II b 28
id number: PAF1770
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