Art work by Richard Eurich D.Litt. RA OBE (1903-1992) Catalogue Raisonnée: https://richardeurich.co.uk/. Contact: Philippa Bambach 07890 390633 — © Bonhams

Her Majesty the Queen visits Yarmouth on Britannia, July 1965

1967

oil on board

30h x 76w (cm)

Figures on a Beach

Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports

Commissioned Works

RA Summer Exhibitions

Recto: signed and dated: R. Eurich ‘66/7

Verso: inscribed

Alternatives:

The Royal Yacht off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [RA]

Visit of the Queen in Royal Yacht to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 27 July 1965 [RE sales diary]

Tags:

England

Figures on a Beach

Hampshire

Isle of Wight

Ships / Boats / Harbours

The South

Themes

Yarmouth

Subject

Beach

Britannia

Royal

bait diggers

green sea

moorings

panorama

passenger ship

sailing boats

sand

ship

signal flags

Medium

Oil

This picture has the sedate quality of a commission which is indeed what it was. It is interesting how the main point of interest, the Royal Yacht Britannia, is in the distance over on the left, but in fact all the celebratory paraphernalia and bunting in the Yarmouth harbour and the little town beyond give the occasion its air of festivity.

- REP / PB

Richard included bait diggers as a main subject or tiny in the foreground or background in dozens of works.

- REP / PC with thanks to Gill Hedley's article from the Royal Academy magazine.

Provenance & Events

COMMISSIONED • 1967

by Spencer Harepath Engineering (?}, the Old Rectory, Yarmouth

For £200

AUCTION • 17th Jan 2001

"[title unknown]"

Phillips

lot 355, illustrated

Related Works

Bait Diggers and Sunbathers (1985)