1903 Gordon Bennett Cup - Ireland - Camille Jenatzy Mercedes Painting

The first race win for a Mercedes racing car. Many details are hidden all over the drawing. My artworks are not copies of old photographs. Work on one picture usually takes up to 2 months. Many hours of research and reference material to make sure I rebuild the car and environment exactly the way it was in that race. The race for the Gordon Bennett Cup in Ireland run on July 2nd, 1903 was one of the outstanding events in motor racing history as the first race over a closed circuit. The winner was Camille Jenatzy in a 60hp Mercedes-Simplex racing car for Germany. Camille Jenatzy was nicknamed "Le Diable Rouge" (the Red Devil), because of his flame-hair and beard. He was a Belgian racing driver, known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man in the world to break the 100 km/h barrier. Architecture & Landscape: The ruins of Franciscan friary in Castledermot town, was founded sometime before 1247. In 1912 a large portion of the southwest wall of the friary collapsed. Organisation & Advertising: - Automobile Club of Great Britain & Ireland (AC) and Irish Automobile Club (ICA) logos in 1903 - The Gordon Bennett Trophy for the race depicts a Panhard car steered by the Genius of Progress with the Goddess of Victory standing on a seat. The trophy is held to this day in Paris by Automobile Club de France (ACF) - This Mercedes logo was used from 1902 to 1909. And the well-known logo appeared only in 1926 after the merger of the two companies of Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz. The Mercedes factory at that time was located in Cannstatt, a suburb of Stuttgart. Only one year later they will write Stuttgart in all advertising brochures. My motto Authenticity, precision, and historical accuracy in every brush stroke.