Richard Caton Woodville Jr.

Richard Caton Woodville
Born(1856-01-07)7 January 1856
London, England
Died17 August 1927(1927-08-17) (aged 71)
London, England
EducationDüsseldorf school of painting
Known forPortrait, landscape, illustration, battle painting
Patron(s)Illustrated London News
Maiwand: Saving the Guns (Royal Horse Artillery fleeing from Afghan attack at the Battle of Maiwand (painted in 1883)
Charge of the Light Brigade (in the Crimean War; painted in 1894)
Storming of the Great Redoubt on the Alma River (Battle of Alma in the Crimean War; painted in 1896)

Richard Caton Woodville Jr. RI ROI (7 January 1856 – 17 August 1927) was an English artist and illustrator, who is best known for being one of the most prolific and effective painters of battle scenes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


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