The painter William Barnes Wollen was a man who had to face the horrors of war. The young artist gained these formative experiences when he was commissioned by a London weekly newspaper in 1900 to travel to South Africa for journalistic purposes. There, together with other selected artists, he was to document the events of the Second Boer War in the form of illustrations, which were subsequently published by the newspaper. Barnes Wollen also processed the experiences of the South African Boer Battles in a short story and a series of paintings. The battle scenes created in the process, designed down to the smallest detail, transport the viewer directly into the events on the battlefield and impressively convey the unvarnished harshness of warlike conflicts. With regard to the documentation of war events, the artist is said to have thought that drawings and paintings would be a much more precise medium than photography to capture the cruelty of the battles. Likewise, Barnes Wollen painted pictures of the battles of the First World War and thematized the battles of the Anglo-Afghan wars, whereby his paintings can be regarded as a testimony to historical warfare.
Originally William Barnes Wollen, born in 1857, grew up in Leipzig, Prussia, but decided to move to England with his family. He received his artistic education at the renowned London University College School and the Slade School of Fine Arts. After successfully completing his art studies, the young painter exhibited his works almost every year at the prestigious London Royal Academy and the American National Watercolor Society. There he initially presented realistic paintings of sporting events, such as the Rugby League games, but from 1881 he began to produce paintings with military content. He not only painted contemporary battles, but also staged historical battles, such as those of the American War of Independence. He also worked as an illustrator for magazines and collaborated with the famous English novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, for whose novels and short stories he produced numerous pictures. In addition, Barnes Wollen took part with his artistic works in the Paris World Exhibition in 1889, where he was awarded a silver medal for his extraordinary achievements. However, William Barnes Wollen spent most of his artistic career in London, where he also spent the rest of his life.
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.jpg "The Attack on La Haye Sainte by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Bar Point-to-Point Races at Epping, at the Brook by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Campaign against the Chin Tribes, Frontier of Upper Burmah by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Nile Expedition, Royal Engineers building a Fort at Korti by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Prince of Wales Inspecting Mr Walter Gilbey")
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.jpg "Benevente, 29th December 1808, illustration from")
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.jpg "Football, a Maul in Goal by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The 5th Division Storming by Escalade the Ramparts of San Vincente, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Spanish-American War, Officers and Men of the United States Navy by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Across Mongolia, the Sacred City of Ourga by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Arrest of the conspirators at the Mermaid, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Indian Frontier Rising, Thana, Swat Valley, with Camp by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, Beecher")
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.jpg "With the Devon and Somerset Staghounds, Taking the Hounds to the Meet over Exford Bridge by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Universities")
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.jpg "The Hunting Season, Politeness Under Difficulties by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The 5th Division Storming by Escalade the Ramparts of San Vincente, illustration from")
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.jpg "Hunting Sketches, a Meet of the Quorn at Ashby Folville by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Autumn Cavalry Manoeuvres on the Berkshire Downs, Scouting Party of the 20th Hussars in Foggy Weather by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Prince Albert Victor in India, Review at Poonah, Native Infantry Marching Past by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Military Tournament at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Sortie of the Soudanese Garrison by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The French Rushed Forward With Triumphant Yells and Firing Down Into The Hollow Road by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Graeco-Turkish War, the Skirmish of Mont St Elias, at Nazaros, on the Macedonian Frontier by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Military Police of Burmah by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Meeting of Jingoes in Guildhall, London, 1878, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The Royal Procession, Her Majesty")
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.jpg "Queen Victoria Investing Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, with the Order of the Garter by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Royal Veterinary College and Hospital, Camden Town by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Sketches of Oodeypore and Rajputana by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Battle of Abu Klea, illustration from")
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.jpg "Napoleon Rode Away With a Small Suite Through St. Peters Gate by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Incidents of Last Year")
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.jpg "Sketches of the Camp of Exercise, Held at Secunderabad, India by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Chitral Expedition, Storming of the Malakand Pass by the Gordon Highlanders and the Guides by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Autumn Manoeuvres, Sir Evelyn Wood inspecting Highland Light Infantry at Aldershot by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Battle of Colenso: Lieutenant Roberts Galloping to Retrieve the Disaster to the Guns by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Hampshire Mounted Infantry in Burmah, a Sudden Attack by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "A Store in Swaziland, South-East Africa by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Football in Crete, how the British Soldier amuses himself by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Military Ceremony at Potsdam, the Emperor at the Head of the Gardes du Corps by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Ashanti Expedition, Occupation of Coomassie by the British Troops, 17 January 1896 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Army Point-to-Point Races in Belvoir Vale, Leicestershire by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Autumn Cavalry Manoeuvres, Sketches in Camp by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Visit of the Czar and Czarina to Vienna, the Two Emperors riding through the Prater Strasse by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Napoleon Surveys the English Channel, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Parliamentary Steeplechase, Mr. F. Mildmay on Discretion Overhauling Mr. Walter Long on Crusader, at the Second Fence from Home by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Queen Investing Abdul Aziz with the Order of the Garter, 1881 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Study for the Oil Painting")
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.jpg "Study for the Oil Painting by William Barns Wollen, The Battle of Lexington 1775 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Queen Receiving the Burmese Embassy by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Across the Great Gobi Desert by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Waterloo:")
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.jpg "The Oxford and Yale Universities")
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.jpg "Attempt of Cossacks to Capture Napoleon at Brienne by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Royal Review of Volunteers in Windsor Park, Incidental Sketches by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Crisis in the Transvaal, Dr Jameson and his Staff by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Attack on Sir Charles Wetherell at Bristol, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Ashanti Expedition, Officers of the West India Regiment at Revolver Practice on Board the Loanda by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Sketches of the Chin-Lushai Expedition by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Studies for the Oil Painting, The Flag: Albuhera, May 16, 1811 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Oakley Hunt by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Insurrection in Cuba, Spanish Troops Falling into an Ambuscade by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Battle of Abu-Klea January 16, 1885 AD by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Opening of Parliament, Westminster, London by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Guarding the Railway Near Mukden by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Our Success in the Soudan, the Battle of Omdurman, 6.30 am by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Military Tournament at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Royal Horse Artillery Galloping by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Maori Football Team, First Match at Richmond, 3 October, against the Surrey Club by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Arrest of the Conspirators at the Mermaid AD 1658 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Trouble in the Transvaal, Dr Jameson and his Men being escorted as Prisoners after the Battle of Doornkop by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Indian Frontier Rising, View of the Tor Ghar Range, from Fort Bara, showing the Position of the Sapri (Ghuzdarra) Pass by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "How Major Tombs won the Victoria Cross, illustration from")
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.jpg "Sketches of the Military Police of Burmah by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The King of Prussia Addressing the Berliners, 1848, 1900 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Our Success in the Soudan, the Gun-Boat Melik saving the Camel Corps from Utter Annihilation at Omdurman by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Our Little Contemptibles, 1914 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Oakley Hunt, going to cover by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Marriage of Princess Marie of Edinburgh by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Drill Season at Aldershot, the Scots Greys Charging Guns by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Ashanti Expedition, Passage of the Houssa Artillery over the River Busum Prah by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Military Tournament, No 10 Mountain Battery passing over a Spar-Bridge crossing a Break in a Mountain Pass by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Indian Frontier Rising, Village of Bilot, Mohmand Valley, Occupied by General Jeffreys after the Fight of 16 September by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Indian Frontier Rising, with the First Division Tirah Field Force, Bengal Sappers and Miners fording the Mastura River by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Union Brigade Capturing the French Guns at Waterloo, 1902 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Street Fighting in Malaga, 1869, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Night Bivouac, the Boers continue firing upon the Camp during a Thunderstorm by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Indian Frontier Rising, the King")
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.jpg "Bloody Sunday: The Life Guards Holding Trafalgar Square, 1887, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Queen Victoria Firing the First Shot at Wimbledon, July 1860 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The German Emperor at the Wimbledon Review, the London Rifle Brigade marching past by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "International Football, England v Wales by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Muster of the Irish at Mullinahone, illustration from Cassell")
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.jpg "The Autumn Cavalry Manoeuvres, Charge of Two Squadrons of Cavalry, 20th Hussars and Royal Dragoons by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The saving of Captain Boycott")
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.jpg "A Glimpse of the Enemy, c.1910 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Wedding of Nicholas II, Czar of Russia by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Defence of London, the Great Night March of the Guards and Volunteers by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Mob Boarding a Grain Ship at Garry Kennedy AD 1841 by William Barnes Wollen")
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