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NATO Forces of KFOR and IFOR of
British, American and Dutch forces of NATO shown in military art prints by
military artist David Rowlands.
David Rowlands has had a
passion for sketching British soldiers and their equipment ever since he
was a boy. After completing his studies at Manchester University in 1977,
he joined the staff of the Reading Room at the National Army Museum,
working full-time as a professional artist. Keenly interested in the
history of British campaigns, uniforms and tactics, he has painted many
historical battle scenes with great attention to accuracy and detail. This
has resulted in widespread recognition of his work with the result that he
has been commissioned to record the activities of many Regiments in the
present day. These commissions have taken him frequently to Northern
Ireland, as well as Germany, Cyprus, Hong Kong and Gibraltar. In 1991
David Rowlands was the only artist invited by the Army to visit the Gulf.
Attached to a Warrior crew of 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of
Fusiliers, he observed the work of the various Arms at first hand,
enabling him to complete many accurate paintings for Regiments and Corps
engaged in the conflict. Early in 1993 he was the first war artist to
visit Bosnia and record the British troops in Operation GRAPPLE 1. Invited
by Headquarters National Support Element, he traveled extensively on
convoys and sketched the operations from Split to Vitez and Travnik.
Several paintings have been commissioned by the participating units,
including one of 7 Armoured Workshop REME at Gornji Vakul. Over the past
ten years David has been sent regularly to Iraq and Afghanistan for
projects involving many of the British and Nato forces. He has probably
spent as much time overseas gathering information for these projects as he
has spent in the UK. He is certainly one of the major military artists of
the past 20 years. Many of these fine paintings are now available as
signed edition art prints and canvases.
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Operation AGRICOLA by David Rowlands.
4th Regiment Royal Artillery Offensive Support Group. Entry into Kosovo, 12th June 1999.
Signed edition. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
**Signed edition. (12 copies reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £31.00
ITEM CODE DHM1024
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Gun Lift at Mrkonjic Grad by David Rowlands.
Personnel from the Joint Helicopter Support Unit controlling a 105mm Light Gun lift, with Boeing HC2 Chinook helicopters of the Royal Air Force, as part of the Implementation Force in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. This was during Operation RESOLUTE which commenced in December 1995.
Signed edition. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM1029
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The Bank Job by David Rowlands.
Operation Magpie, Mostar, Bosnia, 18th April 2001. 2nd Battalion the Princess of Waless Royal Regiment and C Squadron, 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards, with Royal Engineers in support, gained entry to the Hercegovacka Bank during the night. They seized funds and evidence proving links between politicians and illegal activities that threatened peace and stability in the region.
Signed edition print. Image size 23.5 inches x 14.5 inches (60cm x 37cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 23.5 inches x 14.5 inches (60cm x 37cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM1336
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Royal Engineer Regiment by David Rowlands.
Royal Engineers Clearing one of the Convoy Routes (Route TRIANGLE) in the mountains of Central Bosnia, for a convoy of Royal Logistics Corps (RLC) vehicles. David Rowlands travelled this muddy route in early 1993, bouncing and rocking in a Land Rover on my way to Gornji Vakuf with members of 8 Squadron RLC. I made sketches at various points, including Camp Redoubt and the lake near Prozor. Two days earlier on 5th April 1993, at Omis Camp, he watched a small ceremonial parade when members of the Royal Corps of Transport re-badged as part of the newly-formed Royal Logistic Corps.
Signed edition. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM1059
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Light Gun of the 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in action, Mount Igman, Bosnia, 30th August 1995 by David Rowlands.
Signed edition. Image size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £50.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm). Price £115.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM1058
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The Kacanick Defile by David Rowlands.
Operation AGRICOLA, On the 12th June 1999, 5th Airborne Brigade spearheaded the KFOR advance into Kosovo, by securing the Kacanik defile ahead of the ground forces. The Brigades joint airmobile operation with the UK Support helicopter Force followed a rapid strategic insertion to the theatre..
Signed special edition. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £280.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £265.00
ITEM CODE DHM1064
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105mm Light Guns coming into action at Malopolje, Mount Igman, August 1995. 19th Regiment Royal Artillery. by David Rowlands.
1995: Three 105mm Light Guns are coming into action on the roadside. Towed by an AFV 432, the far gun has arrived first and is almost ready to fire. The middle gun arrived next, and the nearest gun last. Red pennants mark the position where each gun is to take up its position. Due to the hard road surface, they were simply laid on the ground. The towing vehicle could be either an AFV 432 or a Steyr, seen with the middle gun. They can be parked near the gun, and the driver could well be in his seat, as shown. Not all the men of the detachment are needed in order to bring the gun into action. The 432's engine could be running, and smoke is blowing upward from the exhaust pipe. It takes some time for the engine to switch off, and needs to run down. At the far end of the position is the Command Vehicle (CV), a 432 which arrived at the position first. Arriving last, and coming to park at the far end of the position, is a DROPS vehicle carrying ammunition. As each gun comes into action the muzzle cover is removed. The two boxes which contain the sight and the gunner's quadrant are laid on the ground. The prism is also on the ground, yet to be set up. The director party is out of sight in this view. On the gun, the base of the sighting mechanism is visible, but the sight itself is not yet fitted. The buff-coloured pad is the gun-aimer's forehead protector. Thick, white arctic socks (with a thin red stripe near the top) were issued, and can be seen on one man. One individual (a Bombardier) always wore his sleeves rolled up. Into the hollow end of the handspike the rammer has been inserted. Its conical end can be seen. In the background can be seen the ski-slope, built for the 1984 Olympic Winter Games.
Signed special edition. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm)
. Price £125.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM1063
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Heavy Mortars of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps in action at Mount Igman, Bosnia, August 1995. by David Rowlands.
August 1995: Eerste Mortier Compagnie Korps Mariniers, Operatie PEGASUS. Mount Igman, near Sarajevo. The British and Dutch artillery, established on the commanding feature of Mount Igman, were firing down at the Serbs who were besieging Sarajevo. This was known as Operation PEGASUS. The artist was based with the Royal Artillery on Mount Igman, and through the initiative of Lt Colonel Patrick Cammaert RNLMC, this painting was commissioned by the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. The No.1 commanding the nearest mortar (holding a white notepad) is Korporal Gaspers. Rocky outcrops of limestone are scattered about the ground. The Commander-in-Chief Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice-Admiral L. Kroon, presented the painting to the Commandant of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, in the presence of HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, at the opening of the new Museum of the Korps Mariniers in Rotterdam, 8th December 1995.
Signed special edition. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM1062
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1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment by David Rowlands.
The recovery of LCpl Edwards Warrior, Gonji Vakuf, Bosnia, 13th January 1993. On 13th January 1993 there was severe fighting in the town of Gornji Vakuf, when a column of armoured vehicles of B Company, 1st Battalion The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment arrived. Lance Corporal Edwards was the driver of a Warrior, call sign Two One. His driver's hatch was open, and as he crossed the bridge over the river a sniper shot him. His Warrior veered towards the left and came to a halt. Inside the vehicle, the soldiers were unable to contact the driver. An MRRV (Mechanized Repair and Recovery Vehicle) drove forward in front of the Warrior. Under intense small arms fire, Corporal Bancroft emerged from his hatch and clambered across the roof of his vehicle, and down onto the ground to attach a towbar to the Warrior. The Warrior was recovered, with the mortally wounded driver and the soldiers still inside it. Shortly afterwards, when I was accompanying a patrol in two Warriors, I visited this spot. We dismounted and I was able to sketch the buildings and the damaged railings of the bridge. Lance Corporal Edwards was attached to The Cheshires from 1st Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers. A memorial plaque was later erected to his memory beside the bridge.
Signed special edition. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM1061
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Mobile Patrol in Pristina by David Rowlands.
3 Para group during Operation Agricola, Kosovo, 12th June - 1st August 1999.
Signed edition. Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm). Price £65.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £280.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £265.00
ITEM CODE DHM1057
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1st Battalion Irish Guards in the Kacanik Defile, Kosovo Operation Agricola by David Rowlands. (GL)
KFORs route into Kosovo led through a long narrow gorge, with its bridges and tunnels reportedly well mined. On 12th June 1999, after key points were secured by airborne forces, 4th Armoured Brigade crossed the border. Though the Kacanik Defile was perfect for ambush, the advance went smoothly, and the armoured vehicles of the Irish Guards led the advance into the capital city of Pristina the following day.
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 gicleecanvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DROW0016
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1st Battalion Irish Guards enter Pristina, Kosovo Operation Agricola by David Rowlands. (GL)
On the 12th June 1999, 4th Armoured Brigade, as part of KFOR, entered Kosovo; early on the following morning the Irish Guards Battle Group led the advance into Pristina, taking up positions throughout the city. During the afternoon, units of the Yugoslav Army proceeded to withdraw through the Battle Group, while jubilant Albanian Kosovars emerged from hiding to welcome their liberators.
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DROW0015
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19th Regiment Royal Artillery - BRITARTYBAT by David Rowlands.
Operation Pegasus and Deliberate Force, Bosnia Hercegovina, June - December 1995.
Signed open edition print. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm) This item is very low in stock.. Price £70.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DROW0013
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Operation Grapple 1, Bosnia 29 October 1992 - 11 May 1993 by David Rowlands. (AP)
Signed artist proof edition. Very few copies available. Image size 24 inches x 13 inches (61cm x 33cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DROW0040
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Operation AGRICOLA by David Rowlands
4th Regiment Royal Artillery Offensive Support Group. Entry into Kosovo,
12th June 1999.
Gun Lift at Mrkonjic Grad by David Rowlands
Personnel from the Joint Helicopter Support Unit controlling a 105mm
Light Gun lift, with Boeing HC2 Chinook helicopters of the Royal Air
Force, as part of the Implementation Force in the former Republic of
Yugoslavia.
The Bank Job by David Rowlands Operation
Magpie, Mostar, Bosnia, 18th April 2001. 2nd Battalion the Princess
of Wales's Royal Regiment and C Squadron, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards,
with Royal Engineers in support, gained entry to the Hercegovacka Bank
during the night. They seized funds and evidence proving links
between politicians and illegal activities that threatened peace and
stability in the region.
Royal Engineer Regiment by David Rowlands
Royal Engineers Clearing one of the Convoy Routes (Route TRIANGLE) in
the mountains of Central Bosnia, for a convoy of Royal Logistics Corps (RLC)
vehicles.Light Gun of the 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in action,
Mount Igman, Bosnia, 30th August 1995 by David Rowlands
The Kacanick Defile by David Rowlands 5th Airborne Brigade spearhead the KFOR advance into
Kosovo, 12th June
1999.
105mm Light Guns coming into action at Malopolje, Mount
Igman, August 1995. 19th Regiment Royal Artillery. by David RowlandsHeavy Mortars of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps in
action at Mount Igman, Bosnia, August 1995. by David Rowlands
1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment by David Rowlands
The recovery of LCpl Edwards Warrior, Gonji Vakuf, Bosnia, 13th January
1993.
Mobile Patrol in Pristina by David Rowlands
3 Para group during Operation Agricola, Kosovo, 12th June - 1st August
1999.
1st Battalion Irish Guards in the Kacanik Defile, Kosovo
Operation Agricola by David Rowlands KFORs route into Kosovo led through a long narrow gorge, with its
bridges and tunnels reportedly well mined. On 12th June 1999, after key
points were secured by airborne forces, 4th Armoured Brigade crossed the
border. Though the Kacanik Defile was perfect for ambush, the advance went
smoothly, and the armoured vehicles of the Irish Guards led the advance
into the capital city of Pristina the following day.
1st Battalion Irish Guards enter Pristina, Kosovo
Operation Agricola by David Rowlands On the 12th June 1999, 4th Armoured Brigade, as part of
KFOR,
entered Kosovo; early on the following morning the Irish Guards Battle
Group led the advance into Pristina, taking up positions throughout the
city. During the afternoon, units of the Yugoslav Army proceeded to
withdraw through the Battle Group, while jubilant Albanian Kosovars
emerged from hiding to welcome their liberators
19th Regiment Royal Artillery - BRITARTYBAT by David
Rowlands Operation Pegasus and Deliberate Force, Bosnia Hercegovina, June -
December 1995
Operation Grapple 1, Bosnia 29 October 1992 - 11 May 1993
by David Rowlands
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