Original works of art
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Thomas J. Barker |
(English, 1815 -1882 ) |
Born in Bath, in 1815 Barker was the son of a painter and studied in Paris under Horace Vernet. Between 1835 and 1845 he exhibited at the Salon and subsequently at the Royal Academy, where he continued to exhibit paintings throughout his life.
Barker painted a great variety of themes including portraiture, sporting, hunting and animal scenes. Later in life he became especially well-known as a military painter, gaining recognition for his work during the Franco-Prussian War and the Crimean War. His military works include The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher (1851), Wellington Crossing the Pyrenees, The M lée Charge of Cuirassiers and Chasseurs (Exhibited at the RA, 1872), Balaklava One of the Six Hundred (Exhibited at the RA, 1874) and The Return through the Valley of Death (Exhibited at the RA, 1876).
However, his best-known work is The Secret of Englands Greatness (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor) which can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery in London. |