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Antique
Victorian military uniform prints by
Richard Caton Woodville from Walter Richards's Territorial Army by J S
Virtue and Co. Rare Victorian prints and reprints available.
WOODVILLE, Richard Caton
Born London 1856; died there 1927.
Woodville was the most prolific 'battle' artist of the nineteenth and early
twentieth century in Britain, producing countless oil paintings and drawings,
many for the Illustrated London News. As was the case with several history
painters of the Victorian period, he studied at Dusseldorf sometime with Wilhelm
Camphausen, the great German military painter, and later in Paris. He
experienced was first-hand in Albania and Montenegro towards the end of the
Russo-Turkish War in 1877, and later in Egypt during the war of 1882. During the
latter conflict, he made numerous sketches and obtained photographs of the
trenches at Tel-e-Kebir for his friend, the French military artist, Alphonse de
Neuville (q.v.) who had been commissioned to paint a scene of the battle. The
fruits of both their labours were shown at the Fine Art Society in 1883,
Woodville, exhibiting The Moonlight Charge at Kassassin. In 1884, Woodville
exhibited by Royal Command, another picture relating to the Egyptian War. The
Guards at Tel-e-Kebir (Royal Collection).
His first Royal Academy picture exhibited in 1879, was entitled Before Leuthen,
Dec. 3rd, 1757. Thereafter, he was a frequent exhibitor at Burlington House,
showing no less than 21 battle pictures, many dealing with contemporary events
such as the Second Afghan War, Candahar (Private collection) and Maiwand; saving
the Guns (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), the Zulu War - Prince Louis Napoleon
in Zululand, and the Boer War - Lindley; Whitsunday 1900 (Oxfordshire Light
Infantry Association), and Dawn of Majuba (Canadian Military Institute).
He painted many historical recreations both in oil and water-colour including a
series on famous British battles for the Illustrated London News. He depicted
The Charge of the Light Brigade (Royal Collection, Madrid) and The Charge of the
21st Lancers at Omdurman (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), Blenheim, Badajos and
several Waterloo pictures. During the Great War, he turned his talents to
depicting the current events, three of which were exhibited at the Royal
Academy. The 2nd Batt. Manchester Regiment taking six guns at dawn near St.
Quentin (The Ring's Regiment), Entry of the 5th Lancers into Mons (16th/5th
Royal Lancers), and Halloween, 1914: Stand of the London Scottish on Messines
Ridge (London Scottish Museum Trust) exhibited in the year of his death.
During his life, he was the most popular artist of the genre and he was the
subject of several articles in magazines and journals. He himself wrote some
memoirs in 1914 entitled Random Recollections. He was deeply interested in the
army and joined the Royal Berkshire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1879, staying with them
until 1914 when he joined the National Reserve as a Captain. |
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Saving the Guns at the Battle of Maiwand by Richard Caton Woodville.
In July 1879 during the Afghan Campaign. Ayub Khan and an army of over 35,000 warriors were marching onto Kandahar. The British force under the command of General Burrows decided to fight. With a force, no more than 3,300 strong, took up position in a tiny hamlet of Mahmudabad, within 2 hours many of the British had been slaughtered, but with nightfall the remnants of the brigade retreated. The picture shows C battery of the Royal Horse Artillery withdrawing with the enemy in hot pursuit.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm). Price £40.00
Open edition print. Image size 14 inches x 9 inches (36cm x 23cm). Price £20.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £1.50
**Open edition print. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM0006
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Royal Garrison Artillery by Richard Caton Woodville. (P)
Original colour print published 1911. Image size 9 inches x 6 inches (23cm x 15cm). . Price £75.00
ITEM CODE UN0383
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The Royal Artillery by Richard Caton Woodville. (P)
Original colour print published 1911. Image size 9 inches x 6 inches (23cm x 15cm). Price £75.00
ITEM CODE UN0385
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The Manchester Regiment by Richard Caton Woodville.
Open edition print. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
Original coloured print circa 1911. . Price £80.00
ITEM CODE UN0382
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The Highland Light Infantry by Richard Caton Woodville.
Open edition print. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
Original coloured print, circa 1911. . Price £80.00
ITEM CODE UN0384
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Royal Army Medical Corps by Richard Caton Woodville.
Open edition print. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
Original coloured print, circa 1920. . Price £80.00
ITEM CODE UN0381
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Royal Engineer by Richard Caton Woodville.
Open edition print. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
Original coloured print, circa 1920. . Price £80.00
ITEM CODE UN0380
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Saving the Guns at the Battle of Maiwand by Richard Caton
Woodville. In July 1879 during the Afghan Campaign. Ayub Khan and an army of over
35,000 warriors were marching onto Kandahar. The British force under the
command of General Burrows decided to fight. With a force, no more than
3,300 strong, took up position in a tiny hamlet of Mahmudabad, within 2
hours many of the British had been slaughtered, but with nightfall the
remnants of the brigade retreated. The picture shows C battery of the
Royal Horse Artillery withdrawing with the enemy in hot pursuit.
Royal Garrison Artillery by Richard Caton Woodville.
Circa 1900, colour print 9" x 6". A plate from Walter
Richards's his Majesty's Territorial Army published by J.S. Virtue and Co.
1911.
The Royal Artillery by Richard Caton Woodville.
Circa 1900, colour print 9" x 6". A plate from Walter
Richards's his Majesty's Territorial Army published by J.S. Virtue and Co.
1911.
The Manchester Regiment by Richard Caton Woodville
Chromolithograph Circa 1900, colour print 9" x 6". A plate from Walter
Richards's his Majesty's Territorial Army published by J.S. Virtue and Co.
1911.
The Highland Light Infantry by Richard Caton Woodville
Royal Army Medical Corps by Caton Woodville
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