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 "Arrival of Mr Parnell at Kilmainham Gaol, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Rioting in Belfast, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Battle of Abu Klea, 17th January 1885 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Sketch of a Sleeping Dog by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Dreams by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Meeting of Jingoes in Guildhall, London, 1878, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Sketch of a Sleeping Dog by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Coldstream Guards at Landrecies, August 1914 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The fusiliers at Albuera by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Stonehenge, August 25th 1879 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Battle of Evesham on 4th August 1265, from")
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.jpg "The Battle of Lexington, 19th April 1775 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 "The 5th Division Storming by Escalade the Ramparts of San Vincente, illustration from")
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.jpg "News, c.1910 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 "A Glimpse of the Enemy, c.1910 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Arrival of Charles at Oxford AD 1681 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Attempt of Cossacks to Capture Napoleon at Brienne by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "How Major Tombs won the Victoria Cross, illustration from")
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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 "Attack on Sir Charles Wetherell at Bristol AD 1831 by William Barnes Wollen")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1520042).jpg "The Patrol by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Departure of the British troops from Alexandria AD 1807 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Bloody Sunday: The Life Guards Holding Trafalgar Square, 1887, Illustration from")
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.jpg "English Civil War in 1645, 1900 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Royal and Imperial visit to the Crystal Palace, 1850s, c1888 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Guns to the Front: Waterloo 18th June 1815 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Imperial Light Horse at Waggon Hill, 6 January 1900 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Sergeant Ewart capturing the Eagle at Waterloo by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Coldstream Guards at Landrecies, August, 1914 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Sketch of a Squirrel by William Barnes Wollen")
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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 French in the Malakoff 1855 AD by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Arrival of Queen Victoria at Kelso, Scotland 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 "Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, 2nd September 1898 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Charge of the 10th Hussars at Benevente Corunna Campaign, 1809 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Street Fighting in Malaga by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Black Watch at the Battle of Quatre Bras 16th June 1815 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Street Fighting in Malaga, 1869, illustration from")
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.jpg "Attack on Sir Charles Wetherell at Bristol, illustration from")
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.jpg "The British Forces Entering Mandalay, 1885, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Sketch of Horse with Blinkers by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Punjaubees, After Firing A Volley, Rushed Down And Charged Them With The Bayonet by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Lord Roberts and Staff on the Veldt Approaching Pretoria 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 "Our Little Contemptibles, 1914 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Royal Tour in Ireland, Visit to Ross Castle, Killarney by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Studies for the Oil Painting")
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.jpg "The Charge of the Royalist Infantry at Naseby, June 1645 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Heralds at the Mansion House Proclaiming the Queen as Empress of India, London by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Japanese Troops Embarking at Kobe by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Fenian attack on the police van in Manchester, 1867, illustration from")
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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 "Departure of the British Troops from Alexandria, 1807, illustration from")
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.jpg "Thackwell at Sobraon, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The Union Brigade Capturing the French Guns at Waterloo, 1902 by William Barnes Wollen")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1016838).jpg "Thackwell at Sobraon AD 1846 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Queen Receiving the Burmese Embassy by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Chartist Demonstration on Kennington Common by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The death of Hodson by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The saving of Captain Boycott")
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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 "Napoleon Surveys the English Channel, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Square at Abu-Klea, 17th January 1885 (Illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, 1915) by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck During the Retreat from Kabul by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Stonehenge, Aug 25, 1879 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Wellington at Waterloo, 1815 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The Opening of Parliament, Westminster, London by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Queen Victoria Firing the First Shot at Wimbledon, July 1860 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Landrecies, 25th August 1914 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "The British Expeditionary Force Landing in France by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Review of the 1st Yeomanry Brigade by the queen in Windsor Park, 1894 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Arrival of the Mail Coach by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Uniforms of the British Army in 1855 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Street Fighting in Malaga 1869 AD 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 "Studies for the Oil Painting, The Flag: Albuhera, May 16, 1811 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Battle of Aughrim, July 12th 1691 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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.jpg "The Duke of Wellington")
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.jpg "British Troops Cheering Whilst Standing at Ease, 1815, c.1890 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Fight at Ennis between National Leaguers and Police, 1886, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Muster of the Irish at Mullinahone AD 1848 by William Barnes Wollen")
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.jpg "Fire in the Prince of Wales")
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.jpg "Study for the Oil Painting")
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.jpg "British South Africa company")
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.jpg "She Stood and Swung the Lantern Slowly from Side to Side by William Barnes Wollen")
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