John Charlton was an artist of remarkable reputation who practiced his craft on the battlefields of history. An English painter and illustrator, he depicted historical and especially battle scenes that resonated with the pulse of the times. His artistry and expressiveness are on display in our art prints, allowing you to bring the captivating moments he captured on canvas into your own home. In the green expanses of Bamburgh, Northumberland, John Charlton was born on June 28, 1849 to Samuel and Mary Ann Charlton. His talent was revealed at an early age, when he began to draw under the tutelage of his father at the age of three or four. Despite the financial difficulties his family faced, he found inspiration in the books of a Newcastle bookstore and in the work of Thomas Bewick, the "father of wood engraving." After many years at the ironworks of Sir Isaac Bell, his artistic talent was recognized and he was encouraged to develop his art and began attending evening classes at the Newcastle School of Arts with William Bell Scott.
In the mid-nineteenth century Charlton exhibited his first works at the Royal Academy and there followed a period of intense creative activity during which he took up military subjects. His first military painting, Exercise of Artillery Horses on a Frosty Morning, marked the beginning of a new era in his artistic career. Hoping for greater success on the London art scene, Charlton moved south in 1874, where he studied with JD Watson at the South Kensington Museum, now the Victoria and Albert Museum. But while he broadened his horizons and developed his skills in the capital, Charlton remained loyal to his homeland, maintaining a home in Newcastle.
The late 1870s and 1880s, during which British and colonial forces sought to consolidate their control over territories in North and South Africa, were a fertile time for Charlton. Many of his illustrations depicting these historical events were published in The Graphic. Of particular note are his contributions to the Egyptian Campaign of 1882, where he produced many of the eyewitness sketches that were posted by the newspaper's special artists. Through our high quality art prints, you can take home the works of John Charlton and experience the dramatic events and scenes he captured with his skilled hands. Each art print is a tribute to Charlton's skill and ability to bring history to life through art. It is an invitation for you to take this artistic wealth into your own hands.
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.jpg "The Sale of the King")
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.jpg "A Meet of the Coaching Club, Driving through Hyde Park by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Dust Fiend, a Motor-Car in a Country Road by John Charlton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-264425).jpg "An Officer and a Trumpeter of the 20th Hussars, Review Order by John Charlton")
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.jpg "An Objection to Travel by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Old Style and the New, A Scene at Ranelagh by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Hard Pressed, a Woodland Scene by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Struggle for the Mastery by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Border Sheep-Show by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Indian Cavalry Escort Passing the Royal Societies")
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.jpg "The Pursuit of the Enemy after the Fall of Dongola, Captain Adams")
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.jpg "The German Retreat from the Marne, 1915 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Tonga Journey in Northern India, An Awkward Corner by John Charlton")
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.jpg "From Post to Finish, a Racing Romance by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Sound of the Fife and Drum, the Scots Guards Crossing Rotten Row by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Foxhunting in the North, a Meet of the North Tyne Foxhounds on the Border Hills by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Perils of Travel in South Africa, a Black Rhinoceros attacking a Griqua Hunter")
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.jpg "After the Charge, Ulundi, an Episode of the Zulu War by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Novel Method of Landing Horses from Transports, an Incident of the American Invasion of Cuba by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Wild Stampede, the Effect of a South African Hail-Storm by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Frosty Morning, Cavalry Horses at Exercise by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Cavalry Manoeuvres in Berkshire, Officers of the Horse Guards and Life Guards Swimming their Horses Across the Thames by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Wild West at Windsor, the Members of the Troupe Saluting the Queen at the Close of the Performance by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Bolted, an Incident in Rotten Row by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Battle of Gemaizeh, Suakin, British Cavalry Charging the Enemy towards the End of the Fight by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Sultan at Home, Abdul Hamid riding in the Park of Yildiz Palace by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Duke of Fife and Admiral Sir E Seymour in the Procession by John Charlton")
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.jpg "On Liberty on the China Station, Jack and Jolly on a Full-Speed Trial at Nanking by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Through Fire to Freedom, an Incident of a Run with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds by John Charlton")
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.jpg "H H Sir Pertab Singh, Maharajah of Idar, a Great Indian Prince, one of the Coronation Guests by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Surprising a Boer Laager, a Successful Action by Mounted Infantry under General Bruce Hamilton near Standerton by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Kaffirs getting Remounts started, an Early Morning Scene near Pretoria by John Charlton")
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.jpg "At the Sale of the Prince of Wales")
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.jpg "The Grand Review at Aldershot on Laffan")
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.jpg "The Royal Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall, the Charge of the Cavalry of Four Eras by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Eyes of the Army, Scouts at Work, from After Pretoria: The Guerilla War by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Twelfth of August, Luncheon on the Moors by John Charlton")
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.jpg "With the Nile Expedition, Sport in the Midst of War by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Squatter")
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.jpg "The Review of the Indian Troops at Buckingham Palace by the King, His Majesty Giving Medals to Indian Representatives by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The First Review of the London Garrison by the New Commander-in-Chief by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Bride")
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.jpg "A Ticklish Team, A Departure in South African Coaching by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Heroes of the Omdurman Charge, the 21st Lancers on their Way to the Front by John Charlton")
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.jpg "With Colonel Hickman")
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.jpg "Life in a Mexican Cowboys")
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.jpg "The Disaster at Koornspruit: Driverless Teams Stampeding by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Winter in New York, Sleighing in Central Park by John Charlton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-319963).jpg "Sketchs in the Hunting Field, No 1, the Meet by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Lord R Churchill in South Africa, a Sporting Match at Fort Salisbury by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Advance in the Soudan, an Incident of the Battle of Abu Hamed by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Hair-Breadth Escape, a Cycling Adventure in Ceylon by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Royal Review at Aldershot, the King")
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.jpg "Coursing at Cleveland, Yorkshire by John Charlton")
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_on_their_Way_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-146727).jpg "The Return of the Troops from Egypt, the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) on Their Way to the Albany Street Barracks by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Consignment of Mules at Gibraltar for Transport Service in South Africa by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Clever Capture, Smart Work of Montmorency")
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.jpg "Our Friends in Madras, Christmas Time by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Malta Horse Show, the Parade of Country Carts before the Governor by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall, A Double Double Musical Ride by the 17th Lancers, the Duke of Cambridge")
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.jpg "The Review at Aldershot, the Duke of Cambridge Inspecting the Troops of the Aldershot Division in the Long Valley by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The winner of the Derby, The Earl of Rosebery")
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.jpg "The Advance in the Sudan, the Horrors of a Dervish Baggara Raid by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Dinner Time, a Sketch on Board a Transport Ship Conveying Indian Troops from Malta to India by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Review before the Queen at Aldershot by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Should Ladies Ride Astride, a Primary Difficulty by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Celebrating the Jubilee in India by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Disaster! A Gallant Effort to Save the Guns by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Battle of Omdurman, the Charge of the 21st Lancers by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Troops for Egypt, the Second Life Guards at the Royal Albert Docks waiting to Embark by John Charlton")
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.jpg "From Post to Finish, a Racing Romance by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Blessing the Life-Boat by John Charlton")
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.jpg "An Ambush, Four Driverless Teams stampeding Out of Action by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Otter Hunting in Cumberland, the Otter cornered by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Royal Visit to the Show of Hunters and Thoroughbreds at Islington by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Stirrup Cup by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Victory, Ladies tilting at the Ring in Teneriffe by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Meet of the Four-in-Hand Club in Hyde Park, London by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Water Jump, A Sketch at a Horse Show by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Boer Cavalry Charge, the Fight at Brakenlaagte by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Fighting on the North-West Indian Frontier by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Frozen River at Oxford, a Four in Hand on the Ice by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Complete Surprise, a Night Attack on a Boer Convoy by Mounted Infantry by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Cavalry Manoeuvres by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Gun Battery of the CIV, A Scene at Paddington Before the Procession Started by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Transport Difficulties, Crossing the Riet River in a Dust-Storm by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Review before the Queen at Aldershot by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Taking of Dongola, the Attack by Retreating Dervishes on Egyptian Horse Artillery by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Ambush at Koorn Spruit, a Gun Team running Amok by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Wild West Show at West Brompton, 1887 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "How Colonel R H Martin Led the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Altcar Meeting, Some of the Competitors for the Waterloo Cup at Exercise by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Tod Sloan, the Famous American Jockey by John Charlton")
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_Hussars_at_the_Royal_Military_Tournamen_-_(MeisterDrucke-208050).jpg "Cavalry Display by the Third (King")
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.jpg "God save the King, the Proclamation in the Grand Court, St James")
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.jpg "With the Nile Expedition by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Polo by Moonlight in Malta, the Match between Army and Navy Teams by John Charlton")
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.jpg "At the Cattle Show, judging Scotch Cattle, A Fractious Hielander by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The German Army Manoeuvres, crossing a Pontoon Bridge by John Charlton")
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