The British painter Charles Edward Dixon was born in 1872 in Goring-on-Thames as the son of the genre painter Alfred Dixon. Charles was born into the cradle of life by the water. He concentrated his work entirely on the depiction of maritime motifs. When selecting historical themes, he likes to follow in his father's footsteps, who also created many depictions of historical scenes. Dixon is himself an avid sailor and seeks his inspiration from the Thames in London, among other places. His works are regularly and successfully exhibited at the Royal Academy.
He is fascinated by seafaring and the navy. He portrays life on the coast, in the harbour and at sea. His impressive picture of the Titanic leaving the dockside at Southampton ("R.M.S. Titanic clearing the dockside at Southampton") is executed in black ink and watercolour, heightened in white to enhance the majestic effect of the huge ship. His equally contemporary 1930 painting "Steamers and Sailboats" vividly depicts the dynamics of sailing ships and steamers on troubled seas against the magnificent backdrop of a cloudy sky. His expressive technique gives the maritime scenes a strong visual movement. His play with waves and light captivates the viewer. He mainly uses watercolours, but also produces large-format pictures of contemporary scenes in oil. "Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee at Spithead" and "HMS Cardiff Leading the Surrendered German High Seas Fleet into Rosyth" can be admired today at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The district in south-east London on the banks of the Thames belongs to Dixon's field of activity, which he thematized among other things in the harbour scene "Below Greenwich" in 1907.
Dixon's works are accessible to a wide audience through his work as an illustrator for British weekly newspapers and magazines. He works for "The Graphic", among others, which is a major influence in the art world. His fans include Vincent van Gogh. The highly successful "Illustrated London News" is also delighted with Dixon's artistic contributions. The newspaper was often the only source of images of important news from around the world for its readers until its decline due to the advent of television in the 1970s. By the end of the 19th century, it was already selling circulations of 200,000 copies, making Dixon's work famous.
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.jpg "Bomb Ketches Saluting the Victory, December, 1805 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Speedy Capturing the Gamo by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Victory at Trafalgar. Nelson")
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.jpg "The Funeral Cortege of Queen Victoria by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Queen at the Spithead Review of 1845 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Arrival of the Crown Prince of Prussia on the Alberta at Cowes by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Launch of the New Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert at Pembroke Dock, Afloat for the First Time by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Coal Bunkering by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "H.M.S Vanguard at The Battle of Jutland, 1924 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Landing of Troops from the River Clyde at V Beach, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 25 April 1915 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "British Torpedo Boat Destroyers in Pursuit of the German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6, November 1914 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Landing of Troops from the")
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.jpg "The Majestic. Flagship of the Channel Squadron, 1901 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Thames, The Pool and Tower Bridge by Charles Edward Dixon")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-175317).jpg "The Prince George at Spithead. The Naval Requiem of Queen Victoria by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Coming Race for the America Cup, the Arrival of Sir Thomas Lipton at New York by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Return of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, Arrival of the Ophir in Portsmouth Harbour by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Saucy Arethusa")
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.jpg "The King at Cowes, the Arrival of the Victoria and Albert on Tuesday Afternoon by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Blockade of Toulon, the Action off Bandol in 1810, 1918 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Burning of the London by the Dutch by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Tower Bridge from Cherry Garden Pier, c.1900 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "A fight between destroyers, illustration from Cassell")
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.jpg "The Thames at Tower Bridge by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Centurion. Sir Edward Seymour")
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_after_Trafalgar_1805_-_(MeisterDrucke-139536).jpg "Taking of the Duguay Trouin (Implacable) after Trafalgar, 1805 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Launch of the New Battleship Queen at Devonport, the Vessel Afloat by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "HMS Powerful Steaming up Channel on Her Return from South Africa by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The King")
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.jpg "Twenty Seconds to Go:")
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.jpg "When Blake Swept the Seas: A Battle Between Admiral Blake and Van Tromp by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "To Contest the America Cup Race, the Launch of Sir Thomas Lipton")
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.jpg "The Prince George at Spithead: The Naval Requiem of Queen Victoria by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The University Boat Race, passing Chiswick Church by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Royal Tour, Illuminations at Malta on the Night of the Departure of the Ophir by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Anglo-Portuguese Entente, the Visit of the King and Queen of Portugal to H M S Majestic off Lisbon by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Th Miura commanded by Sub Lieutenant Lesley Kelsey RNR ramming a German Torpedo boat, October 1914 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Victory at Portsmouth, Came into Harbour from Last Commission Nov, 1812 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "At Last, the Aurania coming to her Berth at Southampton by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "After the Review at Spithead, the Dispersal of the Fleet by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Contest for the America Cup, Sketches at the Races by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The opening action between the armed liners Carmania and Cap Trafalgar, South Atlantic, September 1915 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Feluccas on the Trading Route by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Welcoming Admiral Dewey Home, the Grand Naval Parade off New York by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Yachting Fever in New York, Excursion Steamers Following the Racing by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The disaster in the North Sea: the sinking of the Aboukir, from History of the Great War Vol 3 published by Waverley Book Co Limited, c.1920 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Thames Below St Pauls by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Sailing Training Squadron, 1899 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The King at Cowes, the Cruisers")
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.jpg "The Mars in the Channel Squadron, 1901 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Majestic at the Battle of the Nile, 1798 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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_1799_-_(MeisterDrucke-124960).jpg "Cutting out of the Hermione (Retribution), 1799 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Orotava, with Lord Kitchener on Board, arriving at Southampton by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "HMS Kent Passing South Sand Lightship by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Steam Training Squadron, 1900 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Before the Race for the America Cup, putting the Finishing Touches to Shamrock II by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Old Building, Bourne and Hollingsworth, Oxford Street by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Naval Manoeuvres by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Battlecruiser Indomitable Towing the Wounded Battlecruiser Lion After the Battle of Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Prince George at the Battle of Malaga, 1704 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Contest for the America")
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.jpg "The sinking of the Columbia an armed British trawler by a German torpedo boat on English coastline October 1914 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Contest for the America Cup, the Shamrock in American Waters by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Revenge Leading the Lee Line of the Reserve Squadron, 1901 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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_in_Spithead_(Eng_-_(MeisterDrucke-1507696).jpg "The Magazine During Queen Victoria")
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.jpg "The Scene Amongst the Gunners of the Carmania During the Action with the Cap Trafalgar by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Cowes Week, Two-and-a-Half Raters in the Town Regatta Racing Through the Fleet by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Scene from the Spanish Armada, 1588 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The River Mersey, from the series")
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.jpg "On the Thames below Greenwich, c.1905 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Night, the Royal Yacht Alberta in Portsmouth Harbour by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "British troops from the River Clyde land at V Beach, Gallipoli, 25th April 1915 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "A Memorable Night at Buffalo, Reading the Bulletins after the President had been Shot by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, New England in 1620 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Well Done Condor. The Bombardment of Alexandria by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Allies in China, the Transport Service between Peking and Tientsin by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Queen")
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.jpg "King Edward VII Leaving Portsmouth on the Royal Yacht Alberta by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The New World")
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.jpg "The Wreck of the Birkenhead by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Last Fight of the Revenge, off Flores, in the Azores, 1591 by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Veterans of the Old Trooping Service by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Yachting Season at Cowes by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Almost the First Round from the Glasgow Landed in the Stern of the Dresden by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Shipping on the Thames Below St. Paul")
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.jpg "The Lower Pool, London by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "Capture of the Mars by the Nottingham by Charles Edward Dixon")
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.jpg "The Coming Contest for the America Cup, Columbia on her Trial Trip by Charles Edward Dixon")
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