The first documented records of the painter William Heysham Overend were recorded in a census in 1861. The parents of the then 10-year-old William gave Darlington as his place of birth. Various sources state that the later painter was born in Coatham, a place that has been chosen several times as a town name in the United Kingdom. Still other art historians assume that the artist was born in America. In the biography of many painters this is of little importance, but in the case of William Heysham Overend the place of his first years acquires a high relevance. Overend became a famous marine painter. His depictions of ships and battles demonstrate an exceptional level of expertise. The painter possessed knowledge that was unusually precise for an artist born deep in the interior. Critical art experts have doubted that an artist could have acquired this knowledge from literature, and so various theories surround the painter's early years.
After deciding on a career in art, William Heysham Overend pursued a classical education. He furthered his knowledge in the studio of Davis Cooper. Davis' father was Abraham Cooper, a British artist famous for his depictions of battles. The first years as a trained artist were difficult for William. He barely made a living, living as a lodger with an unemployed ship's engineer. Illustrations provided a steady income. He illustrated the Arctic expedition of Sir George Nares and enriched adventure stories for boys with his book illustrations. As his artistic career grew, Overend devoted himself to depicting seascapes. Until the 19th century, the sea was not appreciated as a stand-alone motif. A depiction of the sea was always accompanied by an illustration of a ship or a sea battle. Overend expanded his repertoire and began working maritime subjects in oil.
Overend was a detailed and historically observant artist. He began collecting reference material for authentic representation. He acquired naval uniforms and hats, owned a detailed model frigate, and a collection of swords and daggers that had been in the hands of naval officers. Overend also found models in paintings and depictions of uniforms. In each work of the hides not only artistic talent. The first brushstroke was preceded by time-consuming and intensive research, which, together with specialist knowledge, produced impressive seascapes. Overend's works not only won acclaim from his artistic peers, but also attracted the attention of naval historians. An August Morning with Farragut ranks among the artist's greatest paintings. To depict a naval battle during the American Civil War era, William traveled to America and viewed the original sites. He sketched the ship and made mock-ups of the officers and crew from photographs. The completion of the lucrative painting probably took place in the artist's London studio.
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.jpg "Wreck of the Yacht Mistletoe, lying in Portsmouth Harbour by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Sketches of Gipsy Life; Tent at Hackney Wick by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Disaster in Scotland, Suffocation by Gas from Gunpowder Blasting by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Life on Board a Man-of-War, Sunday Morning Service by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Arrival of the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh at Coburg for the Funeral of the Late Grand Duke by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Afghan War, the 4th Goorkhas marching through the Bazaar, Jellalabad by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War between Servia and Bulgaria, Diplomatic Conference at Constantinople by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Season in Egypt, a Canter Home from the Pyramids by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Royal Marriage Festivities at Berlin, Costume Quadrille Danced Before the Emperor and Empress by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition at Banana Point, 18 March 1887, the Steam-Ship Madura transferring Passengers to a Congo River Steam-Boat by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Revolution in Roumelia, Turkish Redifs on Board a Transport on Their Way to Salonica by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Explosion at the Park Slip Colliery, Aberkenfig, South Wales, Exploring Party going down by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Trying the Range, a Sketch on Board a Man-of-War by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "To the Land of the Golden Nugget, a Hot Night in the Red Sea, on the Saloon Deck of the Oceana by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Advance towards Dongola, Sonki by Moonlight, inside the Zareba by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Advance towards Dongola, Artists and Correspondents buying Camels and Donkeys by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Tonhon Column crossing the Swalei River, in Upper Burmah by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Earthquake in Spain, People of Granada taking Shelter in Wooden Huts and Tents by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The State of Ireland, the Affray at Belmullet, County Mayo by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Benin Expedition by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "An Experimental Cruise, HMS Hecate at Sea on her Passage to Heligoland by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Collieries Strike by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Black Mountain Expedition, Officers")
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.jpg "The Queen conferring the Order of the Garter by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Collision off Folkestone between Two German Ironclads, the Konig Wilhelm, Showing the Damage to her Bows by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Anniversary of Trafalgar, the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Collingwood on Board the Royal Sovereign by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Commemoration of the Battle of Trafalgar, HMS Victory on 21 October 1805, at Trafalgar by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Sketches of Gypsy Life; Tent at Hackney by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Zulu War, Zulus Crossing a River by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Dangers of the Deep, cutting away the Masts in a Storm by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Afghan War, Pass of Ali Musjid, in the Khyber, with Advanced Guard of the 14th Sikhs by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Colonial and Indian Exhibition, Victoria by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The North Pole Expedition, HMS Alert frozen in at her Winter Quarters by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Our Troops leaving Afghanistan, floating sick and Wounded down the Cabul River from Jellalabad by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Attack on the Court House, St Thomas in the East, Jamaica by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War between Servia and Bulgaria, the Dragoman Pass by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Divers Exploring the Wreck of HMS Doterel, Blown Up in the Straits of Magellan by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Wreck of the Eurydice, Divers Examining a Wreck by the Submarine Light by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Khartoum Expedition, Mounted Infantry Capturing the First Prisoners near Gakdul by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Graeco-Turkish War, Prince Nicholas of Greece Under Fire at the Battle of Mati by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Opening of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal by the German Emperor by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Battle of Navarino: HMS Asia engaging the ships of Capitan Bey and Moharram Bey by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Advance towards Dongola, the Troop-Deck of a Nile Steamer by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Indian Frontier Rising, a Reconnaissance in Force, 23 August, Five pm by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Opening of the Antwerp International Exhibition, 5 May, Count de Pret reading the Address to the King by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Zulu War, Isandhlwana revisited, fetching away the Waggons, 21 May by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "HMS Sultan off Ras-el-Tin, or Lighthouse Fort, Alexandria by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Heave Together! French and English Seamen Assisting a Stranded French Cruiser by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Camp of the British Mission to Cabul, at Jumrood, near the Khyber Pass by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Native Egyptian Army, the Camel Corps by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Master of the Mine, by Robert Buchanan by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Her Majesty the Queen escorted to the Chapel, Buckingham Palace, by Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Emperor lying in state in the Jasper Hall of the Friedrichskron Palace, Sunday, 17 June by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Zulu Method of Advancing to the Attack by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Battle at Suakin, Black Soudanese Battalion Taking the Enemy in Reverse and Capturing One of Their Guns Behind the Trenches by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Royal Visit to Leeds, the Prince and Princess of Wales receiving an Address from the Leeds Corporation in the Victoria Hall by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "They that go down to the Sea in Ships, that do Business in Great Waters by William Heysham Overend")
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