John Charlton
John Charlton was a British painter and illustrator (1849–1917).
John Charlton
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- Born
- 1849
- Died
- 1917
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
- Fields
- illustration · painting
- Languages
- English
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John Charlton was a British painter and illustrator (1849–1917).
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The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is illustration and painting. Work by John Charlton is recorded in the collections of Laing Art Gallery, South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery and Shipley Art Gallery.
Scene from the Turkish cavalry charge in the Battle of Velestino, during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897
John Charlton / After William T. Maud · The Graphic, May 15, 1897
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910), Chairman of the County Council (1888) (copy of Frank Holl)
John Charlton · BBC
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1849
John Charlton born.
1917
John Charlton died.
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Laing Art Gallery, South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum and Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery
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