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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableThe 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.
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 "An Experimental Cruise, HMS Hecate at Sea on her Passage to Heligoland by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War in Egypt, the Armoured Train, Front of the Train, with Nordenfeldt Gun by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Afghan War, Central Dome or Char-Su, where Four Chief Streets Meet in the City of Candahar 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 Royal Visit to Ireland by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Sketches of Gipsy Life; Knife-Grinder, Hackney Wick by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Hero of Trafalgar by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Mutiny of Emin Pasha")
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.jpg "The Land War in Ireland by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Reception of Richard on His Return from the Continent, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The State of Ireland 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 Advance towards Dongola by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Mutiny at Spithead: Hauling Down the Red Flag AD 1797 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War in the Soudan, Sir Redvers Buller")
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.jpg "The Queen")
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.jpg "Colonial and Indian Exhibition, North Borneo, Straits Settlements, and Hong-Kong by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race, the Boats passing under Barnes Railway Bridge 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 "Soldiers at Berlin taking the Oath of Allegiance to the New German Emperor by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War in the Soudan, the Road to Sinkat, View showing the Nature of the Country by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Cricket Match at Lord")
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.jpg "The Naval Manoeuvres by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Colonial Procession passing through Trafalgar Square, the Canadian Mounted Troops preceding the Premier of Canada by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Queen")
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.jpg "Action Exercise on Board HMS Australia by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War, Russian Officers taking down the Ottoman Flag from the Lutfi Djelil, Turkish Gun-Boat, sunk near Braila by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Royal Review at Aldershott, the Nordenfeldt Gun opening Fire to cover Advance of the 10th Hussars by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Zulu War: the Etshowe relief force crossing a stream by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Queen conferring the Order of the Garter by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Princess Louise Presenting New Colours to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Edinburgh Castle by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Princess of Wales Launching an Ironclad by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The American Franklin Search Expedition by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Russian Attack on Sinope, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Matabili Insurrection, Charge of the Afrikanders at the Battle of Colenbrander Farm, 25 April, One Touch of Nature makes the Whole World Kin; British and Boers uniting in Defence of their Wives by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Fall of Messers J and J Templeton")
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.jpg "The Situation at Souakim, HMS Albacore shelling Osman Digna")
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.jpg "The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Stanley")
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.jpg "The Khartoum Relief Expedition by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Visit of the Khedive to the Duke of Connaught on Board HMS Helicon by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Looshai Expedition, Goorkhas clearing a Passage through Bamboo Jungle by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Chin Frontier Campaign in Burmah, Troops crossing the Yaw River by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Queen Distributing Decorations to Wounded Officers and Soldiers from the Crimea by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "HMS Eurydice as Last Seen by Benjamin Cuddiford, One of the Two Survivors by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Young Cloudesley Shovell swimming with despatches through the Enemy")
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.jpg "Marriage Festivities at Berlin, Fackel-Tanz, or Torch Dance, at the Royal Wedding by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Zulu War, Waiting by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "HMS Howe being towed into Ferrol Harbour by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Queen at Waddesdon Manor by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War in Egypt, dragging at Forty-Pounder into Position at Ramleh by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Chinese Ironclad Battle-Ship Chen-Yuen Undergoing Repairs at Port Arthur 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 late Storms, Wreck of the Benvenue at Sandgate, Rescue of Crew by Sandgate Life-Boat, 11 November by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Seal-Hunting in the Arctic Regions by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The War in Afghanistan, at Bay by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Jubilee Review at Aldershott, Royal Horse Artillery moving up to take Position by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "A Victim of the Press-Gang makes a Stout Resistance by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "A Day")
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.jpg "The Mutiny at Spithead: Hauling Down the Red Flag on the")
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.jpg "The Queen")
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.jpg "The Battle of Yalu River, 1894, illustration from")
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.jpg "Love Me For Ever, by Robert Buchanan by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Coal Mining Accident, Tynewydd Colliery, South Wales by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Loss of HMS Victoria by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Sketches of Gipsy Life, Inside a Tent on Mitcham-Common by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Capture of Tantia Topee 1859 AD by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Jameson")
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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 "Visit of the German Emperor by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Eastern Crisis, Scene off Canea, Crete, on 5 February, Part of the Town on Fire by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Boring the Trunnion Coil of the 81-Ton Gun at Woolwich Arsenal by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Heroism of the Maid of Sragossa AD 1808 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Commemoration of the Battle of Trafalgar, HMS Victory on 21 October 1886, at Portsmouth by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Prince Albert deerstalking, c1840s, 1900 by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Queen Victoria Proclaimed at St James")
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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 "The War between Servia and Bulgaria, the Dragoman Pass by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands, Turf Tower erected by the Survivors, making Signals to a Ship by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Sketches in Formosa by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Wreck of the Drummond Castle off the Island of Ushant by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Capture of the Caroline AD 1838 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 Inundations in Germany 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 "The Earthquake on the Riviera by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Scene at the Admiralty after the News of the Loss of HMS Victoria by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The British Fleet in the Sea of Marmora, on the Look-Out 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 "St Benedict")
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.jpg "The Great Disaster at a Ship Launch on the Clyde, sinking of the Daphne, with Two Hundred Men by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Blue Jackets to the Front by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "Reconnaissance in Force at Kindji Osman on 5 August, Charge of the 60th Rifles by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Public Life of Queen 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 "Ye Old English Fayre, at the Royal Albert Hall by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Late Storms, passing Provisions through the Surf to the Bishop")
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.jpg "The Conning Tower on Board HMS Thunderer by William Heysham Overend")
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.jpg "The Loss of the Victoria by William Heysham Overend")
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