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The First Enemy (painting)

Rogers, Terry F.J. (Born in 1922, Newport. Served in the Royal Navy on the Atlantic & Arctic convoys during the Second World War. After war became a painter and decorator. Gave that up in the mid 1970s due to illness and became an artist. At first painting ships he was familiar with, especially Newport ships, and later moving onto sailing vessels.)

View of Arctic Convoy J.W. 53. H.M.S. Bergamot is the escort vessel depicted on the right of this. Signed bottom right. Framed.

The tradition of ship portraiture lives on in South Wales in the person of Terry Rogers of Newport. During the war he served on the corvette HMS Bergamot, sailing in the difficult north Russian convoys, and this canvas records Terry’s recollections of those voyages. HMS Bergamot is the escort vessel depicted on the right of this painting.

View of Arctic Convoy J.W. 53. During the war the artist served on the corvette H.M.S. Bergamot, sailing in the difficult north Russian convoys, and this canvas records his recollections of those voyages. H.M.S. Bergamot is the escort vessel depicted on the right of this painting.

Image: © the artist/Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales

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1992.186

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Rogers, Terry F.J.

Role: Creation

Date: 1989

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Donation

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length excluding frame (mm):560

width excluding frame (mm):940

length including frame (mm):710

width including frame (mm):1090

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oil on canvas

painting and drawing

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canvas

wood

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In store

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Marc Haynes Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales Staff

15 October 2018, 11:24

Dear Mr Pearson,

Thank you very much for your request. I have passed it on to my colleague who is responsible for our Print On Demand service; you will hear from her shortly.

Best wishes,

Marc
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James Pearson

10 October 2018, 15:46

Dear Sir, Would it be possible to get a print of this painting. My father served on the Bergamot at this time and Terry Rogers would have been his shipmate.As such I would like to obtain a print of this painting.
Regards James Pearson

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