The life of Richard Caton Woodville junior, born in 1856, had been quite exciting from an early age. His father had died before he was even born and so the most important people in his young life were his sister and his mother. She was the daughter of a Düsseldorf architect and moved with her two children from London to St. Petersburg. From there the path of the small family continued to Düsseldorf. There Richard Caton Woodville junior studied painting at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, following in the footsteps of his father and mother.
His teachers included Wilhelm Camphausen and Eduard Gebhardt. Between 1875 and 1881 Richard Caton Woodville had to go into hiding. The reason was an arrest warrant against him for trespassing. The painter went to Paris and continued his studies here. His most important reference person became the history painter Jean Leon Gerome. Later the artist went back to London and made a name for himself primarily as a painter of military and war paintings. His experiences, which he had gained on a trip through Albania and Montenegro in 1877, were particularly helpful in this respect. At that time the Russian-Turkish War was raging there.
In 1882 he also became an eyewitness of war in Egypt. One of his major works is the Charge of the Light Brigade. There, Woodville recreates a scene from the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War of 1854.
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.jpg "The Afghan War, Conflict of 1st Punjaub Cavalry and 15th Hussars with Afghan Cavalry by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, 25 October 1854 by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Battle of the Somme by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Cynic Fortune, A Tale of a Man with a Conscience, by David Christie Murray by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Death and Funeral of the Prince Imperial, the Messengers of Death by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War in the Sudan, An Affair with Outposts by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Stern Chase and a Long One, Imperial Yeomanry cutting off the Rear of De Wet")
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.jpg "The first charge at Hastings: Taillefer the minstrel sword-juggler rode from the ranks singing and tossing his sword in the air, 1066, illustration from")
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.jpg "The War in the Sudan, the Fight at Hasheen, Near Suakin, 20 March, the 5th Lancers Charging on the Flank of Osman Digna")
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.jpg "The State of Ireland, distributing Relief Tickets in the Turf Market, Westport, County Mayo by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Luther Made Prisoner by the Saxon Knights in the Forest of Thuringia, to be Carried in Disguise to the Wartburg for His Safety by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Famine in Russia, Peasants begging in the Towns of Kazan by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "How Le.-Corpl O")
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.jpg "Cleopatra by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Eyre")
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.jpg "Charge of the Japanese Cavalry Among the Bamboos Outside Tientsin by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Return of Prince Alexander to Bulgaria, the Prince on the Drill-Ground at Rustchuk by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Grand Review Before the Queen in Windsor Park, Charge of the 5th and 7th Dragoon Guards by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Transvaal War, President Brand Arriving at Laing")
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.jpg "His Royal Highness takes the Air by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Rising in Morocco, Kabyle Tribesmen Refusing Tribute to the Sultan")
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.jpg "Stephen")
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.jpg "The Artist")
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.jpg "A Night Entertainment During Ramazan, at Scutari, in Albania by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Transvaal War, Scenes at the Front by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Placing the Waterloo Colours of Second Battalion Grenadier Guards in the Chapel, Wellington Barracks by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Transvaal War, a Column of British South African Police on the March to Mafeking through Bechuanaland by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "An Indian Army Camp of Exercise in the Madras Presidency, the Elephant Battery by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "British Officers at Peshawur by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Riff Tribesmen on a Plundering Expedition in Morocco by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Arab Chiefs at the Gate of a Besieged Town by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Coronations of English Sovereigns, Edward IV by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Burmah Expedition, Entry of the British Troops into Mandalay by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "King Edward VII Pheasant-Shooting at Cranbourne Tower, near Windsor, 12 November by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Punishment of a Fraudulent Baker, 1920")
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.jpg "The War in Egypt, Horse Guards charging the Enemy")
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.jpg "The Forthcoming Somaliland Expedition, Native Warfare by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Trouble in Crete, Christian Insurgents Defending Themselves Against an Attack of the Turkish Troops in the Mountains Near Canea by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Cynic Fortune, A Tale of a Man with a Conscience (by David Christie Murray) by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Lord Methuen, the Captured General and Notable Incidents in His Career by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Indian Plague, Great Intercessory Prayer-Meeting of Mohammedans in Bombay by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Famine in Russia, Searching Villages for Hidden Stores and Stolen Grain by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Riots in London on Sunday, 13 November, Defence of Trafalgar-Square by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "General Louis Botha, the Commander-in-Chief of the Boer Guerilla Forces by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Revolution in East Roumelia, Turkish Fugitives Leaving a Village by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Imperial Yeoman")
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.jpg "The War between China and Japan, Li Hung Chang")
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.jpg "A Meeting of the Lyric Club by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Battles of the British Army, Ramillies, Attack by Lord Clare")
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.jpg "Cleopatra (by H. Rider Haggard) by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Battles of the British Army, Blenheim by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "At the Derby, waiting for the Start by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "General Sir William Lockhart, KCB, KCSI, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Lieutenant-General Sir George White, VC, to Command the British Forces in Natal by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Cleopatra, by H. Rider Haggard by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Repression of Lawlessness in Morocco, an Execution before the Sultan by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Disastrous Military blunder in West Africa, Sofa Chiefs and Colonial Soldiers by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War in Tunis, Attack of Arab Cavalry on a French Square by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Death of Queen Victoria, the German Emperor")
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.jpg "The Battle of Quebec, 1759, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Men of Different Afghan Tribes by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Battles of the British Army, Malplaquet by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Insurrection in Morocco, the Sultan")
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.jpg "Scene on the Morning of the Death of William I, 1920")
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.jpg "The State of Ireland, Evicted, a Sketch on the Road in Connemara by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Yachting Season, landing on the Coast of Normandy by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Lord Roberts")
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.jpg "The Nile Expedition, the Advance on Khartoum, capturing the Enemy")
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.jpg "Eyre")
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.jpg "The War in the Soudan, Battle of El Teb, 29 February 1884 by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Queen")
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.jpg "Funeral of President Carnot, Sunday, 1 July, the New President leaving the Elysee and following the Funeral Car by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Coronations of English Sovereigns, Edward III by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Seasonable Compliment, Crowning the Hero by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Cleopatra, by H Rider Haggard by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Charge of the Dragoons at Talavera, illustration from")
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.jpg "Sketches in Albania, a Bear-Fancier in the Bazaar, Scutari by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Roberts in the Mutiny, his Narrow Escape at Agra by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Transvaal War, Boer Prisoners on the Way to Pietermaritzburg by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Christmas in the Backwoods, Absent Friends by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, 2nd September 1898 by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Sarah Bernhardt as Izeyl, in the New Play at the Theatre de la Renaissance, Paris by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Red Feathers by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Indian Famine, the Daily Distribution of Provisions at the Poor-House, Sholapur by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Malchy Felling the Munster Coronation Tree, 1920s by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Field-Day near Charlestown, South Africa, British Artillery going into Action by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Opening of the Imperial Institute, the Queen Declaring the Building Open by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The New German Emperor, Frederick III, King of Prussia, as Crown Prince, in Military Command During the Franco-German War by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War in the Soudan, a Parley on the Road by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Battle of Blenheim: Storming the village, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Trouble on the Turco-Servian Frontier, Albanians demanding Arms and Ammunition at a Servian House by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Across Mongolia, with the Russian Heavy Mail across the Gobi, our Caravan in Mid-Desert by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Royal Procession at the Opening of Parliament, 21 January 1886 by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Illustration for A Colonel of The Empire, by Emily Lawless by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Mongol Courier Carrying the Chinese Mail Across the Gobi Desert by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Albanian War-Dance in the Camp Near Dulcigno, During the Feast of the Ramazan by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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