Ernest Crofts Art
British, 1847-1911
Ernest Crofts was one of the most famous and successful military-historical painters of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. He favoured historical subjects of the Napoleonic era and English Civil War.
Crofts had an outstanding knowledge of military costumes and built a large collection of original uniforms and militaria enabling him to depict these in minute and authentic detail. Crofts was also known to have sketched on various battlefields during the Prussian war with France and was present at the battle of Gravelotte.
Between 1867 and his death in 1911, Ernest Crofts exhibited 47 paintings at the Royal Academy in London, as well as at the Royal Society of British Artists. Crofts was made an Associate of the RA in 1878 and a full Royal Academician in 1896.(Biography provided by Academy Fine Paintings)
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Artist: Ernest Crofts
19th Century historical genre oil painting of English civil war soldiers
By Ernest Crofts
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Ernest Crofts
British, (1847-1911)
On the March
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 8.5 inches x 12.5 inches
Size including frame: 17 inches x 21 inches
A wonderful historical painti...
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19th Century Victorian Ernest Crofts Art
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19th Century historical genre oil painting of the gunpowder plot conspirators
By Ernest Crofts
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Ernest Crofts
British, (1847-1911)
The Gunpowder Plot; the Conspirators Last Stand at Holbeche
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1892
Image size: 11.5 inches x 17.25 inches
Size including frame: 19 inches x 24.75 inches
A dramatic historical painting depicting the last stand of the gunpowder plot conspirators at Holbeche House, near Dudley, Staffordshire by Ernest Crofts. It is the smaller version of a larger exhibition piece that was shown at the Royal Academy in 1892.
Holbeche or Holbeach House was built in 1600 and is located close to Kingswinford near Dudley. The site became famous for being the last refuge of the fugitives from the gunpowder plot of 1605. After Guy Fawkes was arrested on the evening of 4 November, the remaining conspirators, including Robert Catesby, Thomas Percy and Stephen Lyttelton the owner of Holbeche House, fled London and headed for Warwickshire. Upon reaching Warwick Castle and Hewell Grange they raided weapons and gunpowder and then left with the Sheriff of Warwick, Richard Walsh and a posse of men in pursuit soon after.
After reaching Holbeche House around 10pm on 7 November, they attempted to dry their damp gunpowder near a fire, but it caught fire and exploded, injuring a number of people and almost destroying the roof of the house. At around midday on 8 November, Walsh caught up with them and proceeded to storm the gates. During the short but fierce fight, several of the plotters including Percy, Catesby, Jack Wright...
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