Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade.jpg
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Summary
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English:
The Charge of the Light Brigade
by Richard Caton Woodville Jr., oil on canvas, 1894. Commissioned by the
Illustrated London News
, the artist completed
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as part of a commemorative series portraying famous British battles. The painting, which depicts the head of the charge with Lord Cardigan alongside the 17th Lancers, is now part of the permanent holdings of the Palacio Real de Madrid, the official residence of the Spanish royal family.
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- 2008-01-04 21:14 Rebel Redcoat 390×230×??? (30926 bytes) ==Summary== ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' by Caton Woodville == {{int:license-header}} == {{PD-Art|PD-old-auto-1923|deathyear=1927}}