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 Old Style and the New, A Scene at Ranelagh 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 "The Dust Fiend, a Motor-Car in a Country Road by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Hard Pressed, a Woodland Scene by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Meet of the Coaching Club, Driving through Hyde Park by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Struggle for the Mastery by John Charlton")
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.jpg "An Objection to Travel by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Border Sheep-Show by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Raising the British Flag at Pretoria, Lord Roberts calling for Cheers for the Queen by John Charlton")
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.jpg "British artillery entering enemy lines at Tel el-Kebir, 1882 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "An irresistible temptation: Springbok appear where Boers were expected by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Her Majesty")
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.jpg "French Artillery Crossing the Flooded Aisne and Saving the Guns by John Charlton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-285139).jpg "Sketches in the Hunting-Field, a Forty Minutes")
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.jpg "The Military Manoeuvres, Artillery on the March by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Leading Masters of Hounds, I by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Gymkhana Meeting at the Ranelagh Club, the Obstacle Race 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 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 "A Squatter")
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.jpg "The Allies in China, a Novel Experience for the French Contingent by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Use of Mounted Troops in South Africa, Scouting 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 "Life on Lake Winnipeg, in the Nick of Time by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Afghan War, Cavalry crossing a Ford by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Fighting his Battles over again, describing the Charge to his Comrades by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Clever Capture, Smart Work of Montmorency")
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.jpg "With Colonel Hickman")
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.jpg "The Smithfield Club")
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.jpg "A Field Day at Aldershot, the Provost Marshal (Major Broackes) and his Men taking Care of the Spectators by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Fighting on the Indian Frontier, with the Malakand Field Force by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Surrender of Santiago, hoisting the United States Flag on the Governor")
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.jpg "Tigers on the Line, an Incident in a Journey on the East Indian Railway by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Transport in Rough Weather, the After-Deck of the SS Wardha during a Storm by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Descending a Spruit, a Rough Road for the Guns 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 "Sons of the Empire, the Grand Pageant at the Royal Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-319963).jpg "Sketchs in the Hunting Field, No 1, the Meet by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Saving an Ammunition Waggon, an Incident during the Attack on Vaal Krantz 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 "The First Brush with the Enemy on the Nile, Major Murdoch")
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.jpg "The Shearing Dispute in Queensland by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Earthen Chatti Race at the Baghi Polo-Club Race-Meeting, Bengal by John Charlton")
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.jpg "In the Paddock, a Sale of Brood-Mares and their Foals by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The German Retreat from the Marne, World War I, September 1914 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "With the Mohmand Field Force, a Trooper of the 13th Bengal Lancers Bringing in a Pathan Prisoner by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Winter")
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.jpg "The State of the London Streets, Ludgate Hill on a Slippery Day by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Meeting of the Four-in-Hand Club in Hyde Park, the Coaches Leaving the Magazine for Hurlingham by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The German Retreat from the Marne, 1915 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Waiting for the Princess: a sketch in Rotton Row, Hyde Park, London by John Charlton")
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.jpg "And How Can Man Die Better Than Facing Fearful Odds 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 "French Artillery Crossing the River Aisne, September, 1914, 1915 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Into the Jaws of Death, How the Victoria Cross Was Won at the Battle of Colenso by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The German Army Manoeuvres, crossing a Pontoon Bridge by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Show of the Hackney Stud-Book Society at the Agricultural Hall, Pace and Action 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 "The Wild West Show at West Brompton, 1887 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Riding Master, a Handful by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Bar Point-to-Point Steeplechase Meeting, Clearing the Last Fence in the Heavy-Weight Race 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 Coaching Season, Changing Horses at a Wayside Inn by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The End of the Season, Grouse-Driving in the Snow by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Opening of the Coaching Season, Meet of the Coaching Club at the Magazine, Hyde Park, the First Coach moving off by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Price of a Forced March, Artillery Horses break down 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 "A Prize-Winner, if Sound 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 "A Frosty Morning, Cavalry Horses at Exercise 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 "A Military Tournament, Sword versus Lance by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Queen at the Islington Horse Show, the Prize-Winners parading before the Royal Box 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 "The Recent Severe Weather in the North, the Snow-Plough clearing the Streets at Newcastle-on-Tyne by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Brothers in Arms, A Mixed Gun Detachment at Waterval by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Bluejackets Ashore, a Novel Event in a Gymkhana at Suda Bay by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Care of Horses in South Africa, An Antiseptic Bath at Stellenbosch by John Charlton")
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.jpg "From Post to Finish, a Racing Romance by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The French President")
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.jpg "What the War has done to our Cavalry Horses, a Trooper leading his Worn-Out Charger by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Nile Expedition, a Halt for Water in the Desert between Kosheh and Absarat 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 Pursuit of the Enemy after the Fall of Dongola, Captain Adams")
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.jpg "Go, experimenting at a Race meeting with the new starting machine 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 "Lord R Churchill in South Africa, a Sporting Match at Fort Salisbury 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 "The Ambush at Koorn Spruit, a Gun Team running Amok by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Horse-Race, or Palio, at Sienna, the Benediction of a Competitor in Church by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Otter-Hunting with the Kendal Otter-Hounds, Westmoreland 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 "The Floral Parade at the Botanical Gardens, Regent")
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.jpg "The Royal Military Tournament, the Victorian Horse-Artillery in the Driving Competition, a Sharp Turn by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Close Shave, an Incident in the Fight at Dordrecht by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Hot Chase, British Cavalry driving back a Boer Outpost by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Pariah Hunting in India, the Gridiron Jump by John Charlton")
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