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 "Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, 25 October 1854 by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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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 "The Battle of the Somme 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 "Into the Jaws of Death, Execution of Three Rebel Sioux Indians 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 "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 "Death and Funeral of the Prince Imperial, the Messengers of Death by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Mad Mullah")
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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 "Cynic Fortune, A Tale of a Man with a Conscience, by David Christie Murray by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Morning")
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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 "Ware Wire! by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Recognition by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Cretan Crisis 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 "Demonstration on the Adriatic Coast, Albanians from Scutari crossing the Boyana to occupy Dulcigno 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 Battle of Quebec, 1759, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The Artist")
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.jpg "The 42nd Highlanders at Corunna, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The Prince and Princess of Wales in Denmark, Reception of the Prince by the Emperor of Russia at Fredensborg by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Eagle Joe by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Battles of the British Army, Salamanca by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Shower in Piccadilly by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The last feast of Robert de Comines AD1069 by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Relief of Suakin, Charge of the 20th Hussars on the Enemy")
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.jpg "Battles of the British Army, Plassey by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Crisis in China by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War Between Servia and Bulgaria, the Fight at Pirot by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Coming of Age of Prince Albert Victor Edward of Wales, the Ball at Sandringham by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, Over the Trenches by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Aldershott Military Manoeuvres, a Flying Column passing through a Village 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 "Going by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Nile Expedition, a Column of Troops Starting Across the Desert by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Landing of the British Army in Aboukir Bay by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War in the Soudan, a Dervish Preaching the Holy War to Arab Chiefs by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Notable Performance of the CIV, the Battery Engaged Outside Pretoria, 11 June by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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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 "Meetings of the Unemployed in London, the Police and the Mob, Lowering the Red Flag in Hyde Park by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War in the Sudan, the Battle of Kerbekan, 10 February, General Earle")
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.jpg "The Yachting Season, landing on the Coast of Normandy by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Russian War Preparations, Cossack Artillery on the March by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "A Reconnaissance in Force with General French")
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.jpg "A Man and a Brother 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 Repression of Lawlessness in Morocco, an Execution before the Sultan 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 "Insurrection in Morocco, the Sultan")
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.jpg "The only uncrowned Queen Regnant of England: Lady Jane Grey 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 Revolution in Eastern Roumelia, Prince Alexander I of Bulgaria with his Servant by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Stephen")
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.jpg "The Rebellion in Morocco, Captive Followers of the Pretender Awaiting Execution 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 "Prospecting for Gold in British Columbia, a Portage by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Bass-Fishing on the South Coast by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War between Bulgaria and Serbia, Bulgarians Capturing a Position in the Tzaribrod Pass, 23 November by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War in the East, the First Bulgarian Outpost Picket on the Road to Nish by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The British Mission to Morocco by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Our Autumn Cruise, revictualling the Yacht by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War in Egypt, Indian Cavalry on the Road to Cairo by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Nada the Lily, by H Rider Haggard by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Afghan War, Entry of General Sir Samuel Browne into Jellalabad by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "An Afternoon Dance on Board a Man-of-War by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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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 "The War in the Soudan, Battle of El Teb, 29 February 1884 by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The European Demonstration on the Adriatic Coast, Camping Out in Montenegro by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Man and the Mountain, by Bret Harte by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Our Moorish Visitors, the Embassy from the Sultan of Morocco to congratulate King Edward on his Accession by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "How Japanese War Pictures are Made by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Bivouac before the Battle of Bussaco, illustration from")
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.jpg "Yeomanry Surprised in a Drift While Pursuing a Boer Commando in Cape Colony by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The War in the Soudan, Arab Sheikh and his Followers visiting Baker Pasha in Camp at Souakim 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 "The Defender of Mafeking, Colonel Baden-Powell, in the Uniform of the Special Corps He Has Raised in British Bechuanaland 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 British Mission to Morocco by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Fix Bayonets!, in the Trenches at Ladysmith 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 Famine in Russia, Searching Villages for Hidden Stores and Stolen Grain by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Dance before the King of the Sofas in West Africa by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Ask Mamma by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The papal legate tramples on John")
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.jpg "The War in Eastern Asia by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Battles of the British Army, Busaco by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Sketches in Burmah, Attendants of a Burmese Minister of State by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Camel Corps of the Egyptian Army by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The Trouble in Crete, Inhabitants of the Province of Selino Taking to the Mountains by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "The General Election, Opening the Campaign by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Eyre")
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.jpg "Review of a Swiss Army Corps at Horgen, on the Lake of Zurich by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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.jpg "Chinese War Sketches by Richard Caton Woodville junior")
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