1894
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1894 by William Barnes Wollen, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a big event—Military Tournament at the Royal Agricultural Hall in 1894. It’s a sketch made for a newspaper, published back in the day. You can spot W.B. Wollen’s signature in the corner. The event was a spectacle back then, a mix of military drills and showy displays. These kinds of drawings popped up in illustrated magazines to bring news to life. Check out more theatrical drawings by William Barnes Wollen.
The work is a painted illustration produced for a newspaper or illustrated magazine, depicting the Military Tournament held at the Royal Agricultural Hall in 1894. It bears the artist’s signature, W.B. Wollen, in the lower left corner. The piece belongs to a series of theatrical drawings commissioned from contemporary artists for publication in illustrated magazines. It was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914 as part of a larger collection of prints and sketches.
Read the full account in the museum source.
William Barnes Wollen (6 October 1857 – 28 March 1936) was an English painter mostly known for his paintings of battle and historical scenes and sporting events.
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