The first documented records of the painter William Heysham Overend were recorded in a census in 1861. The parents of the then 10-year-old William gave Darlington as his place of birth. Various sources state that the later painter was born in Coatham, a place that has been chosen several times as a town name in the United Kingdom. Still other art historians assume that the artist was born in America. In the biography of many painters this is of little importance, but in the case of William Heysham Overend the place of his first years acquires a high relevance. Overend became a famous marine painter. His depictions of ships and battles demonstrate an exceptional level of expertise. The painter possessed knowledge that was unusually precise for an artist born deep in the interior. Critical art experts have doubted that an artist could have acquired this knowledge from literature, and so various theories surround the painter's early years.
After deciding on a career in art, William Heysham Overend pursued a classical education. He furthered his knowledge in the studio of Davis Cooper. Davis' father was Abraham Cooper, a British artist famous for his depictions of battles. The first years as a trained artist were difficult for William. He barely made a living, living as a lodger with an unemployed ship's engineer. Illustrations provided a steady income. He illustrated the Arctic expedition of Sir George Nares and enriched adventure stories for boys with his book illustrations. As his artistic career grew, Overend devoted himself to depicting seascapes. Until the 19th century, the sea was not appreciated as a stand-alone motif. A depiction of the sea was always accompanied by an illustration of a ship or a sea battle. Overend expanded his repertoire and began working maritime subjects in oil.
Overend was a detailed and historically observant artist. He began collecting reference material for authentic representation. He acquired naval uniforms and hats, owned a detailed model frigate, and a collection of swords and daggers that had been in the hands of naval officers. Overend also found models in paintings and depictions of uniforms. In each work of the hides not only artistic talent. The first brushstroke was preceded by time-consuming and intensive research, which, together with specialist knowledge, produced impressive seascapes. Overend's works not only won acclaim from his artistic peers, but also attracted the attention of naval historians. An August Morning with Farragut ranks among the artist's greatest paintings. To depict a naval battle during the American Civil War era, William traveled to America and viewed the original sites. He sketched the ship and made mock-ups of the officers and crew from photographs. The completion of the lucrative painting probably took place in the artist's London studio.
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.jpg "The War between Servia and Bulgaria, Diplomatic Conference at Constantinople by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Battle of Navarino: HMS Asia engaging the ships of Capitan Bey and Moharram Bey by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Cholera at Toulon, Scene on the Quay by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Anniversary of Trafalgar, the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Collingwood on Board the Royal Sovereign by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The International Health Exhibition at Night, the Fountains illuminated by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "View of the Town and Fortress of Quebec, A.D. 1759 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Battle at Suakin, Black Soudanese Battalion Taking the Enemy in Reverse and Capturing One of Their Guns Behind the Trenches by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Zulu War, Garrison of Fort Pearson, on the Lower Tugela, at Gatling Gun Practice by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War in Egypt, dragging at Forty-Pounder into Position at Ramleh by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Football Match, 1890 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands, Turf Tower erected by the Survivors, making Signals to a Ship by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Sketches from The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine, No 1, July 1884 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Tonhon Column crossing the Swalei River, in Upper Burmah by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Lama Dance at Jummoo, Performed Before the Prince of Wales by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "A Christmas Pudding for the Lighthouse by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Royal Marriage Festivities at Berlin, Costume Quadrille Danced Before the Emperor and Empress by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Naval Manoeuvres, Sketches on Board HMS Northumberland by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Marriage of the Late Czar to the Czarina by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Khartoum Expedition, on the Desert March, Lower Well at the Wells of Gakdul by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Funeral of the late Prince Baldwin of Flanders at Brussels, the Lying-in-State by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Afghan War, Mess Tent of the Fourth Battalion of Rifles at Basawul by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Conning Tower on Board HMS Thunderer by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Life-Boat Service on the Lincolnshire Coast, Throwing the Hand Rocket by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "A Picnic at Virginia Water by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Dangers of the Deep, cutting away the Masts in a Storm by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War in the Soudan, Massowah, from the Second Island, showing the Causeway by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Revolution in Roumelia, Turkish Redifs on Board a Transport on Their Way to Salonica by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "On the Road to Ali Musjid by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Late Duke of Clarence, Funeral Procession Leaving Windsor Railway Station by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "On the Way to Klondike, a Halt for the Midday Meal by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Life on Board a Man-of-War, Saturday Afternoon, Hands to Dance and Skylark by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Opening of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal by the German Emperor by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Royal Visit to Aldershot, the Scots Greys trotting past the Queen by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Health Exhibition, Gymnastics for Girls by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Queen Laying the Foundation-Stone of the New Law Courts, at Birmingham by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Great Military Disaster in the Soudan, Native Egyptian Troops by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Explosion at Mossfield Colliery, North Staffordshire, Scene at the Pit Head by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Torpedo Practice of HMS Thunderer, Hoisting a Whitehead Torpedo on Board after an Experimental Run by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Illumination of the Combined British and Italian Squadrons at Spithead, 12 July by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Matabili Insurrection, the Battle at Colenbrander Farm by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Crofters of Lewis, in the Hebrides by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "State Visit to the City of London, presenting Freedom of City to the Prince, 8 June 1863 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Inspecting a Big Gun, The Simplest Thing on Earth! by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War, Russian Officers taking down the Ottoman Flag from the Lutfi Djelil, Turkish Gun-Boat, sunk near Braila by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Naval Court-Martial on Board HMS Swiftsure, Devonport, on the Stranding of HMS Howe by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Queen conferring the Order of the Garter by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Rogers got in, helped up by Lieutenant Lenon by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "George Stephenson, the Father of Railways by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Mutiny at Spithead: Hauling Down the Red Flag AD 1797 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Soldiers at Berlin taking the Oath of Allegiance to the New German Emperor by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Loss of the Victoria by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Armament of HMS Northampton in Chatham Dockyard, lowering an 18-Ton Gun into the Battery by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Eastern Crisis, Scenes off the Coast of Crete by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Emperor lying in state in the Jasper Hall of the Friedrichskron Palace, Sunday, 17 June by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Nile Expedition, towing the Whale-Boats with Troops through the First Gate of the Second Cataract by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Ashanti Expedition, landing of Rear-Admiral Rawson, and his Reception by Sir Francis Scott, at Cape Coast Castle by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Wreck of the Eurydice, Divers Examining a Wreck by the Submarine Light by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Moonlighters on their Way to Cork Jail with Escort of Constabulary by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Season in Egypt, a Canter Home from the Pyramids by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Grace Darling, by A C Swinburne by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Attack on the Chinese Junks AD 1841 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Indian Frontier Rising, with Sir Bindon Blood")
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