Found and Lost by Chris Collingwood After the Battle of Roundway Down 13th July 1643, a grief
stricken girl meets her true love all too briefly for the last time.
Portraits of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Prince
Rupert of the Rhine by Chris Collingwood Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-71) Captain general of the
Parliamentary New Model Army and his opponent Prince Rupert of the Rhine
(1619-82) nephew of King Charles 1st and general of Royalist Horse. Centre
section of the painting depicts cavalry engagement during the battle of
Marston Moor.
For Sack and Plunder by Chris Collingwood
A once noble household becomes the focus of the common
man's greed, thwarted only by the timely arrival of a troop of Kings
Hose.
Battle of Worcester, 3rd September 1651 by Chris
Collingwood. Charles II rides out to lead his army.
For King and Kingdom by Chris Collingwood
Depicts Royalist troops at an early stage of the war,
readying for battle. Faces set with grim determination to fight and
die for King and Kingdom.
For God and Parliament by Chris Collingwood
The chaos of mounted action is perfectly captured as parliament
troops engage in the cut and thrust of confused conflict. The observer
is drawn into the fight by the closeness of impending pain.
Christopher Erik Collingwood, Historical and Military Artist,
Chris has produced a wealth of impressive paintings from the Napoleonic War.
American Civil War, English Civil War, and a variety of Portraits of Great
Military Leaders, He also has produced superb paintings of Pirates, a particular
favourite of his. These superb paintings are available as Signed Limited edition
prints for you to enjoy. Most images are shown on this site in the various
Gallery's indicated.
Chris studied at Berkshire College of Art 1966 - 1970 and then worked for
Halas and Batchelor as a background artist. In the golden age of book cover
illustration Chris made the Gunslinger, Crow and Herne series his own. To this
day the shelves of High Street booksellers are full of his work. Perhaps his
best known popular pieces are in the now famous Jorvik Centre's paintings which
form the focus of the exhibitions promotion and won a travel industry award. In
recent years his best work has been paintings, such as SPQR, Anne Bonny, Mary
Reid and Calico Jack Rakam and Blackbeard in Damnation Seize My Soul.
Chris's super realistic style, using oils, brilliantly reflects the
techniques.. passion and depth of the old masters he has a particular love of
portraiture, which his new portraits of Wellington and William of Orange
certainly reflects along with others from the English Civil war his love of the
subject. He is also fascinated by the awful romance of weaponry and war. Chris
uses traditional Dutch paints made today, as in 1664, and is meticulous in his
research and attention to detail, so scarce in our modern throw away society.
Sir Anthony Van Dyke, William Dobson, Sir Peter Lely and Fortunio Matania played
a vital part in Chris's formative years. He also is much influenced by
Meissonier and De Neuville
