Willian Lionel Wyllie - a name that is connected like no other with the realistic painting of the former Great Seal Great Power Great Britain. His pictures of the great naval battles of Trafalgar, the Battle of the Falkland Islands or "Track of Lusitania" are known to all British people since childhood. Even non-British art lovers with a preference for maritime and military motifs are familiar with William Lionel Wyllie's work.
Raised in France as the son of the painter William Morrison Wyllie, his interest in painting was encouraged from childhood on. He later attended the independent Heatherley School of Fine Art in London, as did his Hallbrother - the Victorian painter of idyllic motifs Lionel Percy Smythe. There he refined his technique and expressiveness to such an extent that he was accepted at the Royal Academy Schools at the age of 15. At 18 he was awarded the Turner Gold Medal for his oil painting "Dawn after a Storm". A honour that should become a door opener for him in his career. With this painting, a medium-sized sailing ship sailing towards the coast, a wider public became aware of him. This was the beginning of his graphic work on maritime topics for the magazine "The Graphic". This high-circulation weekly magazine influenced the art world of Europe far beyond the borders of the Commonwealth. The pictorial motifs created by W L Wyllie - as he called himself from the beginning of his career - thus influenced the idea of the lives of seafarers around the world. Colourful sunsets, impressive sailing ships and later the warships of the early 20th century inspired the imagination. But you didn't have to be a subscriber of The Graphic to see the pictures. During this period, around the 1900s, it became possible for the wider society in England to go to public museums and view the works exhibited there. And if you were employed at the British Stock Exchange, the London Exchange, you could see one of W L Wylie's fantastic murals there every day.
With his economic success W. L. Wyllie was able to create an extremely generous family life. His wife Marion bore him nine children, five of whom reached adulthood. The First World War, however, brought further blows of fate to the Wyllie family, the two sons Bill and Robert fell in the war. Through the time of mourning, painting and his routine daily routine could help him. He was a physically very fit man, after all he stood most of his work effortlessly on easels until he was 79 years old. His grave in the cemetery of Porchester Castle is a place of silent remembrance not only for art lovers but also for sailors.
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.jpg "The Sea-Beach after a Storm - Time, Dawn by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The First Battle Squadron Leaving the Forth for the Battle of Jutland by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Home Again by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Escape of H.M.S. Calliope From Apia Harbour Samoa, on the 16th of March 1889 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Dawn after a Storm by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The end of a \"Gentleman-adventurer\", the \"Revenge\", captured by Spaniards, 1591 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Southampton in the Battle of Jutland, from Cassell")
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.jpg "The Naval Review and Sham Fight at Portsmouth, Torpedo Boats Attacking the Colossus by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Floating out a Battleship, Chatham Dockyard by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Tower Bridge, with the drawbridges raised for the passage of large ships by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Surrender of Dulcigno, the Last of the International Squadron by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Toil, Glitter, Glime and Wealth, 1883-1935 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "HMS Blenheim, the New First-Class Protected Cruiser, on Her Trial Trip by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Recent Severe Gale in the English Channel, the Steamship Hankow Outside Plymouth Breakwater by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Recent Turkish Mission to Egypt, Foreign Ironclads in the Harbour of Alexandria, 21 October by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Sands of Culbin, Near Forres, Scotland by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Last Race for the America Cup by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Loss of the Clan MacDuff, the Boats leaving the Vessel by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Battleships of the White Era at sea, 1915 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Blake and Tromp-period of the Dutch Wars by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Volunteer Review, Going Down by River by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The German Emperor at Cowes, on Board the Meteor During the Race for the Queen")
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.jpg "The Naval Review at Spithead Before the Prince of Wales in Honour of the Queen")
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.jpg "The Grand Naval Review at Spithead in Honour of the Queen")
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_with_Tower_Bridge_in_-_(MeisterDrucke-1501758).jpg "Activity Scene Along Irongate Quay, on the Thames (England), with Tower Bridge in the Distance by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Pool of London, late 19th-early 20th Century, c1930 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Nile Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon, Towing the Armed Steamer Nasaf el Khair over the Second Cataract, Beyond Wady Halfa by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Off to the Antipodes, a P and O Steamer going down the Thames by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Naval Manoeuvres, with the Reserve Fleet by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Breakers on the French Coast by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "London, from the Top of St Paul")
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.jpg "The Diamond Jubilee Review of 1897 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Washerwomen on a Beach by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "A Windy, Wet Day on the Medway by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Off to Ashanti, Good-Bye and Good-Luck!, the Steamer Coromandel Leaving the Royal Albert Dock by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Blake and Tromp, Period of the Dutch Wars by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Birth of a Titan, 1890 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Ex-Khedive of Egypt at Naples by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Young Princes on their Cruise, Shanghai by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Entrance to Barry Dock, South Wales by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Yachting, a Cutter Match on the Thames by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Queen")
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.jpg "The United States flying Squadron under Commodore Schley which assembled at Hampton Roads by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Westward Ho, the Shamrock Starting for New York to Compete for the America Cup by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Queen in Dublin, a Pretty Welcome by the Fleet in Kingstown Harbour by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Viceroy of India")
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.jpg "1st Battle Squadron of Dreadnoughts Steaming down the Channel by William Lionel Wyllie")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1506007).jpg "Masts of HMS")
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.jpg "The Bombardment of Alexandria, 11 July 1882, Position of the British Ironclads at the Beginning of the Action, 7 AM by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "From the Old World to the New, the Arrival in New York Harbour by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Barges on the Medway by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "From the Old World to the New, Irish Emigrants coming on Board at Queenstown by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Visit of the Queen to Liverpool, the Claughton, with Her Majesty on Board, passing the White Star SS Republic on the Mersey by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Last of the Naval Demonstration, Dispersal of the International Fleet, 5 December 1880 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "View from Savoy Hotel, Looking West by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Eightieth Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Collingwood Collecting his Fleet the Morning After the Battle by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Fishing Boats Setting Out from Portel, 1872 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Regatta at Cannes, the Review and Procession of Yachts by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Finish of the Race for the Meteor Challenge-Shield, the Britannia and the Satanita Returning to Cowes by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Alicante, on the Spanish Coast by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Late Prince Henry of Battenberg by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Spanish-American War, the Great Naval Battle near Santiago de Cuba, Admiral Cervera")
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.jpg "The opening of The Manchester Ship Canal, the Royal Yacht Enchantress with Her Majesty on Board, at the Mode Wheel Lock by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Foudroyant, One of Nelson")
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.jpg "The Bombardment of Malaxa on 23 March, the International Fleet Shelling the Insurgents in the Blockhouse by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The End of an Old Warship, 1915 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Naval Mobilisation, B Squadron in Portland Roads by William Lionel Wyllie")
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_in_1850_Drawing_and_watercolor_(655x79_-_(MeisterDrucke-1503776).jpg "Plan of the Portsmouth Shipyard (England) in 1850 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Queen in Dublin, the Illumination of the Ships of the Channel Fleet in Kingstown Harbour by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Naval Review off Kingstown in Honour of the Queen")
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.jpg "Study of the Former German Battleship")
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.jpg "The Fetes at Marseilles by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Zulu War, Burning Grass by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Crisis in the East, the Turkish Fleet leaving the Dardanelles for Cretan Waters by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Submarines in the Channel, 1915 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Golden Horn by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Crippled but Unconquered: the Belleisle at Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Commencement of the Naval Manoeuvres, the A Squadron Cruising off the Lizard by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Torpedo Warfare, a Sham Fight by Night at Portsmouth by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Recent Eruption of Mount Etna, Sicily, a View of the New Crater by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Naval Mobilisation, H M S Rodney running the Blockade by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Collision of the SS Constancia and Primus in Dock at Newport by William Lionel Wyllie")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1116700).jpg "Barges at Sunset by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Mediterranean Fleet at Sigri, the Annual Regatta, Start for the Admiral")
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.jpg "The Contest for the America Cup, a Scene on the Crowded Course by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "The Opening of the Tower Bridge by HRH the Prince of Wales by William Lionel Wyllie")
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.jpg "Farewell! The Navy")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1126672).jpg "Hauling up the Fishing Boat by William Lionel Wyllie")
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_with_the_silhouette_of_Fort_V_-_(MeisterDrucke-1498591).jpg "Characters on the Beach, Probably in Amble, with the Silhouette of Fort Vauban in the Light of Dusk by William Lionel Wyllie")
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