Historical military art prints by William
Barnes Wollen of the Peninsula War, Waterloo, Boer War and the First World War.
Art prints published by Cranston Military Arts.
WOLLEN, William Barnes. Born Leipzig,
Germany 1857; died London 1936.
Along with Woodville and Hillingford, Wollen may be regarded as one of the most
prolific illustrators and artists of battle pictures of the late Victorian/early
Edwardian era. He studied at the Slade School and exhibited his first picture at
the Royal Academy in 1879. Two years later came his first military picture. The
rescue of Private Andrews by Captain Garnet J. Wolseley ... at the storming of
the Motee Mahal, Lucknow. Thereafter, he exhibited over thirty battle and
campaign pictures at Burlington House, his last being in 1922. As was the case
with his contemporaries, Wollen was attracted to the period of the Napoleonic
Wars as a source for many of his pictures such as The Black Watch at bay, Quatre
Bras (The Black Watch), The 28th at Waterloo (Bristol Museum and Art Gallery),
Norman Ramsay at Fuentes Onoro and The 10th Hussars at Benevente. In 1898, he
painted The last stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck, 1842 (National Army
Museum), but for the next five years, he devoted his work to depicting
contemporary events, starting with The 21st Lancers at Omdurman (The Staff
College), although he had painted The Battle of Abu Klea (National Army Museum)
in 1896. During this period, he served in South Africa as a special artist for a
new illustrated paper, The Sphere, and sent back numerous scenes from the war.
Several oil paintings were a direct result of his experiences: The Imperial
Light Horse at Waggon Hill, January 6, 1900, The Imperial Light Horse at
Elandslaagte (Light Horse Regiment, South Africa), The Victoria Cross (Durban
Art Museum) and The 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, storming the Boer
trenches at Pieter's Hill (Queen's Lancashire Regiment).
With the end of the war, Wollen returned to painting retrospective
battle/campaign pictures such as Scouts (The Royal Hussars) showing a patrol of
the 10th Light Dragoons in the Peninsula, Ambushed (Sunderland Art Gallery),
18th century cavalry ambushed on a road, and The first fight for independence,
depicting the engagement at Lexington Common during the American Revolution. The
Great War inspired him to paint several canvases, notably Defeat of the Prussian
Guard, Ypres, 1914 (Royal Green Jackets) The London Territorials at Pozieres
(National Army Museum), and "Semper Fidelis": the last stand of the
2nd Devons at Bois des Buttes, May 27th, 1918 (The Devon and Dorset Regiment).
Wollen was also an active illustrator and painter in water-colours, exhibiting
many pictures at the various London exhibitions.
28th Gloucester Regiment at Waterloo by William Barnes Wollen.
Under the command of James Kempt and as part of the 8th Brigade (consisting of the 1/28th Reg 1/32nd Reg 79th Reg and the 1/95th regiment) the 28th Gloucester Regiment fought at Quatre Bras and at Waterloo. The regiment distinguished itself during the battle and were mentioned in the dispatches of the Duke of Wellington. The 28th Regiment continued to wear the old style stovepipe shako, distinguishing them from most British regiments that had adopted the new Belgic shako. In this painting the 28th Gloucester are seen repulsing the French Cuirassiers while in a square. During the Battle of Alexandria some 14 years earlier, the 28th Gloucester Regiment were given the unique honour of wearing a badge on both the front and rear of their head dress. From 1751 to 1782 they were the 28th Regiment of Foot, and merged with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) regiment to form the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881.
Item Code : DHM0016
28th Gloucester Regiment at Waterloo by William Barnes Wollen. - Editions Available
Quatre Bras (Black Watch at Bay) by William Barnes Wollen.
At the height of the Battle of Quatre Bras, 16th June 1815, the French Cavalry almost broke through Wellingtons positions. One Regiment of the 69th was decimated and lost its colour as it tried to form square. Another of the Black Watch received a terrible mauling by General Pires Lancers, as it formed square (depicted here) Reproduced by permission of the trustees of the Black Watch.
Item Code : DHM0015
Quatre Bras (Black Watch at Bay) by William Barnes Wollen. - Editions Available
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Shows the Buffs resolute defense of the colours. By incredible heroism, the colours remained intact but only 85 out of the 728 Buffs survived the battle (16th May 1811)
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Battle of Albuhera by William Barnes Wollen. - Editions Available
At the moment the Mahdists broke into the corner of the square against the Heavy Camel Regiment. 17th January 1885. Interesting note: a detachment of two officers and 44 men from the Scots Greys formed part of the Camel Corps in Egypt, and went through the desert march and took part in the battle of Abu Klea. At that affair one officer and 12 men were killed and three more men died of disease.
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The Battle of Abuklea by William Barnes Wollen. - Editions Available
The Battle of Evesham, August 4th 1265 by William Barnes Wollen.
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The Battle of Evesham, August 4th 1265 by William Barnes Wollen. - Editions Available
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Battle of Lexington by William Barnes Wollen.
The first fight for independence of the American Revolution. The Battle of Lexington, known as Lexington Common, is where the opening shots of the American Revolution of 1775 took place. The Common had been purchased by subscription of some of the towns leading citizens in 1711. The engagement took place oon April 19th 1775. Lt Col Francis Smith wiith 700 men under his command was given secret orders to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord. But Patriot colonials had received word weeks before the expedition that their supplies might be at risk, and had moved the supplies to other stores. They were also given word that the British were on their way and a rapid deployment of the militia was undertaken. The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. The Minutemen were outnumbered and withdrew, as the British proceeded on to Concord. At the North Bridge in Concord they were meet by a force of sever.........
Battle of Lexington by William Barnes Wollen
The first fight for independence of the American Revolution.
The Charge of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons at Tolnay by
William B Wollen
Quatre Bras (Black Watch at Bay) by William B WollenAt the height of the Battle of Quatre Bras, 16th June 1815, the French
Cavalry almost broke through Wellingtons positions. One Regiment of the
69th was decimated and lost its colour as it tried to form square. Another
of the Black Watch received a terrible mauling by General Pires Lancers,
as it formed square (depicted here). Reproduced by permission of the
trustees of the Black Watch.
Fuentos Onoro, May 5th 1811 (Ramsays Battery of Horse
Artillery) by Wollen
Battle of Alburhera by Wollen Shows the Buffs resolute defense of the
colours. By incredible
heroism, the colours remained intact but only 85 out of the 728 Buffs
survived the battle (16th May 1811).28th Gloucester Regiment at Waterloo by Wollen
Scouts by William Barnes WollenShowing members of the 10th Hussars during the Peninsula War.
Last Stand at Gundamuck by WollenLast stand of the 44th (Essex Regiment) after their retreat from Kabul.
The Battle of Abuklea by WollenAt the moment the Mahdists broke into the corner of the square against
the Heavy Camel Regiment. 17th January 1885.
The 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion at Pozieres, 23rd July 1916 by Wollen
Defeat of the Prussian Guard at Ypres, 1914, by the 2nd Battalion Ox and
Bucks (52nd) by William Barnes Wollen.
Battle for Ypres. During World war one there were three major battle for
Ypres. (A
Belgium Town west of Flanders and South of Ostend) The first a British
Offensive between October and November 1914. The fighting was extremely
heavy and ended up with the Germans gaining the commanding ground around
Ypres including the Ridge of Messines. The British and French held the
saliant around Ypres which extended into the German line, This made
the area held by the British and French to be bombarded by three fronts
and nearly from the rear as well. The losses were estimated to be 150,000
casualties each on both sides.
The second Battle for Ypres (April to May 1917) opened with a Chlorine
gas attack by the Germans, This opened a large gap in the British lines,
But the Germans were unable to exploit the situation, before the British
had filled the gap with reserves. More gas attacks followed, and the
Allied forces had to withdrawal a small area ,making there incursion in
the German Line smaller.
The Third Battle for Ypres in July to November 1917, is known as
Passchendale. This Allied Offensive was fought by British, Canadian and Australian
troops and was launched with the aim to Capture the Belgium
ports held by the German's. Fought in very bad conditions in driving rain
and waterlogged ground. The Allies lost over 300,000 casualties for the
gain of only a few miles.
David Dipnals evocative images of the restful idyllic scenes of southern England are well known, epitomising, as they have for years, all that is endearing about traditional English landscapes. His well known images of his beautiful and fertile homeland are a world away from Australia, where he now spends most of his time. In the last decade, David Dipnall estimates that he has travelled nearly 2 million miles, continuing to maintain a busy work schedule of exhibitions and regularly commuting between England and Australia. His originals are highly sought after, and over fifty of his images have been published as limited edition prints, many of which have sold out. Always a traveller, he believes in the philosophy that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and his beautifully detailed traditional English landscapes are definitely painted from the heart.
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