Encounter with the Red Barron

Only 850 Limited Edition prints

Signed and Numbered Lithograph print by Frank Wootton

 

For sale is a limited edition print by renowned artist, Frank Wootton. The print comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Greenwich Workshop.  

 

The print is on acid free archival paper.  The print is in excellent condition, has never been framed, and is stored flat using archival materials, in a nonsmoking environment. The overall size of the print is 35" x 25.75".  

 

Print number 456/850

 

 

The print is signed by Frank Wootton.

 

 

The print depicts the Red Barron in a Fokker Dr-1 triplane engaging a British S.E. 5a during an air battle between the German JG 1 and British RAF Squadron No. 56.

On April 21, 1018, JG 1 commanded by Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Barron, engaged RAF Squadron 209 commanded by Captain Arthur R. Brown in an air battle near Sailly-le-Sec, Somme, France.  The battle raged over allied field artillery and the Red Barron was shot down.  Both RAF Squadron 209 and the Australian field artillery’s 53^rd Battery claimed the kill, but whatever unit was responsible, the Red Barron’s war had ended.