| LC control no. | n 90680830 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Woodville, Richard Caton, 1856-1927 |
| Variant(s) | Woodville, R. Caton (Richard Caton), 1856-1927 |
| Associated country | England Great Britain |
| Associated place | Germany Russia France |
| Birth date | 1856-01-17 |
| Death date | 1927-08-17 |
| Place of birth | London (England) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Military history in art Battles in art |
| Affiliation | Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf |
| Profession or occupation | Artists Painters |
| Found in | O'Riordan, C. How soldiers fight, 1899: t.p. (R. Caton Woodville; illus.) NUC pre-56 (Woodville, Richard Caton, 1856-1927) BLC (Woodville, Richard Caton) W was W, 1916-28 (Woodville, Richard Caton; b. London, 1/17/1856; d. 8/17/1927) Wikipedia, March 4, 2019 (Richard Caton Woodville Jr.; English artist and illustrator, best known as a prolific and effective painter of battle scenes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; son of Richard Caton Woodville Sr., also a talented artist; studied at the Düsseldorf school of painting, then briefly in Russia and in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme; spent most of his career working for the Illustrated London News; experienced battle first-hand when sent to report on the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) and the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882); also recreated historical scenes in oil and watercolour; committed suicide in his studio at St. John's Wood, London) |
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