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 Dust Fiend, a Motor-Car in a Country Road by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Sale of the King")
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.jpg "Hard Pressed, a Woodland Scene 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 Old Style and the New, A Scene at Ranelagh by John Charlton")
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.jpg "An Objection to Travel 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 "A Border Sheep-Show by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Allies in China, a Novel Experience for the French Contingent by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Cafe Chantant at Chalons, Singing the Marseillaise by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Leading Masters of Hounds, I by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Her Majesty")
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.jpg "French Artillery Crossing the River Aisne, September, 1914, 1915 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Afghan War, Cavalry crossing a Ford 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 "A Frosty Morning, Cavalry Horses at Exercise by John Charlton")
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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 "The Royal Military Tournament, the Grand Historical Pageant, Warriors of Britain by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Besieged 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 "Unused to War")
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.jpg "The Dash for Kimberley - The 10th Hussars Crossing Klip Drift, after a sketch by G.D. Giles by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Waiting for a Glimpse of Her Majesty, Hyde Park by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Military Manoeuvres, Artillery on the March by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Freighting Frozen Fish on Lake Winnipeg, Crossing Broken Ice by John Charlton")
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.jpg "In Pursuit of De Wet, Artillery Crossing the Drift at Kareepoort by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Military Life in India, Native Cavalry Tent-Pegging in Sections by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Good Photograph Spoiled, an Incident During a Riding Display at Christchurch 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 "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 "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 Review Before the Shah at Woolwich, the Royal Horse Artillery Passing at a Gallop by John Charlton")
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.jpg "May-Day, the Cart-Horse Parade, Prize-Winners 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 Recent Severe Weather in the North, the Snow-Plough clearing the Streets at Newcastle-on-Tyne by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Pride of the Hunt by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Clever Capture, Smart Work of Montmorency")
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.jpg "The French President")
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.jpg "Ascot Races, Horses passing the Royal Box on their Way to the Starting Post 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 Fighting on the Indian Frontier, with the Malakand Field Force by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Coming of Age of Lord Warkworth, the Garden-Party at Alnwick Castle by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Shearing Dispute in Queensland by John Charlton")
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.jpg "More Dangerous than the Enemy, a Runaway Water Cart at the Manoeuvres by John Charlton")
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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 "A Ticklish Team, A Departure in South African Coaching by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Prince George of Wales and His Brother on Their Ponies Swift and Slowcoach by John Charlton")
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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 "The Queen at the Islington Horse Show, the Prize-Winners parading before the Royal Box by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Converting Omnibus Horses into Chargers, a Sketch at Hounslow Barracks 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 "In Search of Miss Stone, the American Mission on the Road to Djuma-i-Bala by John Charlton")
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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 "Saving an Ammunition Waggon, an Incident during the Attack on Vaal Krantz by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Review and Sham Fight before the Emperor of Germany, the Charge of the Hussars 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 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 Use of Mounted Troops in South Africa, Scouting by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Tug of War on Horseback, Sports in Maitland Camp 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 Assassination of the Shah of Persia 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 Riding Master, a Handful by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Royal Ascot, the State Procession passing up the Course by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Successful Surprise, Colonel Barber")
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.jpg "Sketches at Henley Regatta by John Charlton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-285139).jpg "Sketches in the Hunting-Field, a Forty Minutes")
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.jpg "Holidays Near London, Coaching in Essex on the Road to Chigwell 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 "Raising the British Flag at Pretoria, Lord Roberts calling for Cheers for the Queen 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 "Halt!, Charge of Lancers at the Royal Military Tournament 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 "Tigers on the Line, an Incident in a Journey on the East Indian Railway 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 German Retreat from the Marne, World War I, September 1914 by John Charlton")
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.jpg "From Post to Finish, a Racing Romance 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 "Collecting Forage in South Africa, how the Colonials manage a Refractory Mule Team by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A Squatter")
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.jpg "Yeomanry in Training, the Final Charge on the Boer Position in the Military Tournament at Hightown Camp 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 "Waiting for the Princess: a sketch in Rotton Row, Hyde Park, London by John Charlton")
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.jpg "A New Sport, Duck-Sticking in the Modder River by John Charlton")
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.jpg "From Post to Finish, a Racing Romance by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Room for One Only: An Englishman")
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.jpg "Unwelcome Attention from the Enemy, Gunners Crossing the Klip River Under Shell Fire 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 "A double double musical ride by the 17th Lancers by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The British in Egypt, A Camel Race by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Disaster at Koornspruit: Driverless Teams Stampeding by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall at Cape Town, Basuto Ponies presented by Children of South Africa by John Charlton")
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.jpg "Scenes from the Life of an Officer")
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.jpg "Fighting his Battles over again, describing the Charge to his Comrades by John Charlton")
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.jpg "The Eyes of the Army, Scouts at Work by John Charlton")
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.jpg "On the March in Rhodesia, an Accident at a Nasty Crossing by John Charlton")
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.jpg "With the Tirah Expedition, a Reconnoitring Patrol in a Tight Place by John Charlton")
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 (chromolitho) - (MeisterDrucke-194690).jpg "The 16th Lancers, (Queen")
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