Geoff Hunt is an artist who has created an original oil-on-canvas painting, depicting the founding of HMS Captain (7 September 1870).

Harry Cowper-Coles has purchased the original painting, and the University has received a high-res digital scan of the painting. 

The University can use images of the painting in the "Find the Captain" Project. 

It can also sell from the Project website Exclusive Prints on high quality acid-free giclée paper; with proceeds going towards the Find the Captain Project and the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

For further information, see the Find the Captain webpage, at: https://findthecaptain.co.uk/

‘In Agreement (November 2024) with artist Geoff Hunt and Harry Cowper-Coles (original painting owner), the University of Wolverhampton holds exclusive rights to sell giclee prints of the original painting with 50% of the proceeds annually donated to the National Museum of the Royal Navy.’

We are also offering Find the Captain Project supporters a unique chance to order exciting high-res scans of original woodcut illustration-supplements from The Illustrated London News.  These are very rare, very spectacular pieces of Naval Victoriana.  Each is printed full-scale on high quality acid-free fine art giclée paper.

‘Plymouth.’

(Supplement to The Illustrated London News, September 14, 1872)

1257mm x  508mm, or 49½” x 20”

For further information, see the Find the Captain webpage, at: https://findthecaptain.co.uk/

NOTE: 50% of the proceeds from this print sale will be annually donated to the National Museum of the Royal Navy

We are also offering Find the Captain Project supporters a unique chance to order exciting high-res scans of original woodcut illustration-lithographs.  These are very rare, very spectacular pieces of Naval Victoriana.  Each is printed full-scale on high quality acid-free fine art giclée paper.

‘The Bombardment of Alexandria.’

(11-13 July 1882)

714mm x  500mm, or 28” x 19¾”

For further information, see the Find the Captain webpage, at: https://findthecaptain.co.uk/

NOTE: 50% of the proceeds from this print sale will be annually donated to the National Museum of the Royal Navy

We are also offering Find the Captain Project supporters a unique chance to order exciting high-res scans of original woodcut illustration-supplements from The Illustrated London News.  These are very rare, very spectacular pieces of Naval Victoriana.  Each is printed full-scale on high quality acid-free fine art giclée paper.

‘Types of the Royal Navy of Great Britain’, by J. R. Wells (July 24 and August 7, 1886, The Illustrated London News)—sold as a matching set as shown

 1041mm x 394mm, or 41” x 15½” (each)

For further information, see the Find the Captain webpage, at: https://findthecaptain.co.uk/

NOTE: 50% of the proceeds from this print sale will be annually donated to the National Museum of the Royal Navy