{"product_id":"doolittles-d-day-robert-taylor-signed-limited-edition-241-500-lithograph-framed","title":"DOOLITTLE'S D-DAY — Robert Taylor — Signed Limited Edition 241\/500 — Lithograph — Framed","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eMilitary aviation art depicting General Jimmy Doolittle flying over Normandy beaches on D-Day in a twin-engine aircraft.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRobert Taylor (1946–2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDOOLITTLE'S D-DAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e84 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e× \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evisible \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003earea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edimensions : \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e× \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e79 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster Credits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMilitary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enumbered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e241\/500; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCOA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinting Methods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLithograph \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBacking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaylor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eP-38 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epilots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional signed and numbered aviation art print by Robert Taylor, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting depicts General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, commander of the United States Eighth Air Force, flying a Lockheed P-38 Lightning over the Normandy invasion beaches during the opening hours of Operation Overlord.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlready famous for leading the daring 1942 air raid on Tokyo, Doolittle was determined to witness the Allied landings at first hand. Flying over the beachheads, he observed the unfolding operations before returning to deliver an eyewitness report to General Dwight D. Eisenhower.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Taylor captures this extraordinary episode in a sweeping aerial composition. The distinctive twin-boom Lightning dominates the foreground, its black-and-white invasion stripes standing out above the beaches, coastline and patchwork fields of Normandy. Smoke rises from the landing areas below, conveying the immense scale of the invasion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich natural colours, atmospheric depth and meticulously rendered aircraft details make this a particularly impressive example of Taylor's historical aviation art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Taylor — The Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Taylor (1946–2024) was one of Britain's most celebrated aviation artists, internationally recognised for his paintings of historic military aircraft and the airmen who flew them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrained at the Bath School of Art, Taylor became renowned for combining meticulous historical research with remarkable technical accuracy, atmospheric lighting and dramatic composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis paintings and signed limited editions have been widely collected by aviation enthusiasts, military historians and art collectors around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned Limited Edition — 241\/500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by The Military Gallery in March 2004 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example belongs to the signed and numbered limited edition of just 500 impressions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt bears the signature of Robert Taylor together with the original signatures of five distinguished P-38 fighter pilots who served during the Allied campaign in Europe:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColonel Hubert M. Childress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLieutenant Colonel Frank D. Hurlbut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Lieutenant Richard Ostronik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Lieutenant Mel Roalsvig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColonel Richard Willsie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original Certificate of Authenticity confirms the edition number 241\/500 and accompanies the artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of Robert Taylor's artistry, the historic D-Day subject and the original signatures of participating wartime aviators gives this edition particular appeal to collectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"aviation.brussels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54845974675802,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/DOOLITTLE_S_D-DAY_Robert_Taylor_Signed_Limited_Edition_241_500_Lithograph_Framed.png?v=1793191920","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/doolittles-d-day-robert-taylor-signed-limited-edition-241-500-lithograph-framed","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}