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Oil Painting Civil War Royalist Pursued By Roundheads Escape From Worcester 1651

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Experience the drama and intrigue of history depicted in this exquisite oil painting. Depicting a Royalist's harrowing escape from the Roundheads in the midst of the Civil War, this piece will elevate any collection. With masterful brushstrokes and rich colours, it captures the essence of the turbulent times, making it a timeless piece for any connoisseur of art by renowned artist George Derville Rowlandson.
Feel the thrill of the chase & fight for survival, impress your clients & guests with this British military Civil war skirmish battle historical masterpiece to display on your office or home wall space.
Subject military battle skirmish set during the English civil war which was between 1642 to 1651. A sole Royalist on horseback is battling to survive and escape from battle of Worcester in 1651 with the pursing Roundheads. Wearing his traditional fancy Cavalier stylish dashing hat & clothing with breastplate armour. He successfully fought & brought down a Roundhead by killing his horse which lays dead on the road path, the Roundhead is alive getting up and about to retrieve his dropped sword which is in front of him. On either flank more Roundheads on horseback are approaching the sole Royalist, he is brought to your focus as he is in duel sword combat with another Roundhead who wears his traditional lobster helmet & breastplate armour whilst galloping along the meandering path, he has escaped the defeat of the royalist Charles 11 loss at the battle of Worcester which was in 1651. The horses faces have such exceptional intense expressions which you will love.
Title “Royalist cavalry on horseback pursued by Roundheads” Skirmish by George Derville Rowlandson
Oil on canvas.
Set in the original traditional decorative gilt frame which enhances this painting even further.
A good display size with the frame being 70 cm wide and 53.5 cm high.
Circa late 19th century Victorian ere,
This painting is signed in the bottom corner by the known British artist George Derville Rowlandson.
In our opinion this is one of his finer works.
The English Civil War was between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the struggle consisted of the First English Civil War and the Second English Civil War. The Anglo-Scottish War of 1650 to 1652 is sometimes referred to as the Third English Civil War. While the conflicts in the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland had similarities, each had their own specific issues and objectives. The First English Civil War was fought primarily over the correct balance of power between Parliament and Charles I. It ended in June 1646 with Royalist defeat and the king in custody.
However, victory exposed Parliamentarian divisions over the nature of the political settlement. The vast majority went to war in 1642 to assert Parliament's right to participate in government, not abolish the monarchy, which meant Charles' refusal to make concessions led to a stalemate. Concern over the political influence of radicals within the New Model Army like Oliver Cromwell led to an alliance between moderate Parliamentarians and Royalists, supported by the Covenanters. Royalist defeat in the 1648 Second English Civil War resulted in the execution of Charles I in January 1649, and establishment of the Commonwealth of England.
In 1650, Charles II was crowned king of Scotland, in return for agreeing to create a Presbyterian church in both England and Scotland. The subsequent Anglo-Scottish War ended with Parliamentarian victory at Worcester on 3 September 1651. Both Ireland and Scotland were incorporated into the Commonwealth, and Britain became a unitary state until the Stuart Restoration in 1660.
The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1642 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A Parliamentarian army of around 28,000 under Oliver Cromwell defeated a largely Scottish Royalist force of 16,000 led by Charles II of England.
The Royalists took up defensive positions in and around the city of Worcester. The area of the battle was bisected by the River Severn, with the River Teme forming an additional obstacle to the south-west of Worcester. Cromwell divided his army into two main sections, divided by the Severn, in order to attack from both the east and south-west. There was fierce fighting at river crossing points and two dangerous sorties by the Royalists against the eastern Parliamentary force were beaten back. Following the storming of a major redoubt to the east of the city, the Parliamentarians entered Worcester and organised Royalist resistance collapsed. Charles II was able to escape capture.
Artist biography George Derville Rowlandson (1861–1928) He is best known for his equestrian portraits. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries, museums & sold in auction houses around the world. The current highest recorded sold price for his work is $25,880 US dollars which was for the painting title First Flight that sold at Christie’ Some of his work can also be found at the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida.
Rowlandson was born on 11 December 1861 in Secunderabad, Madras, India, the son of George Rowlandson an Indian Army colonel, and studied at the Gloucester Art School as well as the Westminster School of Art in London, and in Paris. He first worked as an illustrator, contributing works to The Illustrated London News between 1897 and 1900 and the English Illustrated Magazine from 1899 to 1900. He then exhibited oil paintings and watercolours at the British Institution and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours between 1911 and 1918.
G.D.Rowlandson painted figure scenes, sporting subjects, landscapes and animals in both oils and watercolours. He is best known for his equestrian portraits, hunting scenes and military subjects and was one of the first official First World War artists. In 1898 he married Manuela Francis Annie Cooke, daughter of Philip Cooke, a solicitor, in Newent, Gloucestershire. They had two sons George Philip, born in 1899 and Paulin Edward, born in 1904. The elder son died in action in 1918 during the First World War. He died on 23 December 1928, aged 67, in Hammersmith, London.
Provenance Private Collection, high end northern shire auction & collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD labels vero.
Reference sources Christie’s, Sheila A. Egoff, Ronald Hagler, Books That Shaped Our Minds, Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 1998, p. 187. Museum of Polo and Hall Fame website.
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With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display.
Condition report offered in fine used condition. The painting surface has various foxing stains also craquelure. It has had a few paint touch ups in areas and a couple of patch repairs to the canvas back. The frame having various general wear, repairs dust, scuffs, stains and chips losses commensurate with usage & old age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of frame

High (53.5 cm)
Length depth thickness (6 cm)
Wide (70 cm)