John Bentham Dinsdale (British, 1927-2008) Victory Cuts the Line, The Battle of Trafalgar, 1971 Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches (61.0 x 76.2 cm) Signed and dated lower left: John Bentham Dinsdale / 71. Signed, dated, and inscribed on the reverse: John Bentham Dindale / 71 / op.No.829 / 'Victory Cuts the Line' / The Battle of Trafalgar / 21st October, 1805, at approx. 12.45 HMS Victory / cut the french and spanish line / between the Redoubtable and / Bucceutaure. The Victory / was rolled by the Temeraine, / Neptune, Leviathan, Conqueror, / Britannia, Ajax, and Orion. Meanwhile / The Royal Soverign and a second / line engaged the Santa Anna and others. HID03101242017