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Victorian Art at its
best, Military artist William Barnes Wollen collection of Napoleonic Art Prints
re produced by Cranston Fine 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. THESE PRINTS WERE PUBLISHED BY CRANSTON
FINE ARTS 1991 AND 1996
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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.
A restricted print run published in the late 1980s by permission of the Regimental Trustees of The Black Watch. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £51.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) . Price £
ITEM CODE DHM0015
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Fuentos Onoro, May 5th 1811 (Ramsays Battery of Horse Artillery) by William Barnes Wollen.
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 13 inches (58cm x 33cm). Price £33.50
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE DHM0207
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Battle of Albuhera by William Barnes 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)
Open edition print. Image size 18 inches x 15 inches (46cm x 38cm). Price £33.50
ITEM CODE DHM0025
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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.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm). Price £51.00
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 14 inches (58cm x 36cm). Price £43.00
ITEM CODE DHM0016
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Scouts by William Barnes Wollen.
Showing members of the 10th Hussars during the Peninsula War.
Open edition print. Image size 15 inches x 21 inches (38cm x 53cm). Price £43.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 50cm). Price £390.00
Card and image size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 11cm). Price £2.00
**Open edition print. (Three copies reduced to clear) Image size 15 inches x 21 inches (38cm x 53cm). Price £38.00
ITEM CODE DHM0077
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Quatre Bras (Black Watch at Bay) by William B 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.
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). |
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