Ernest Crofts (15 September 1847 – 19 March 1911) was a British painter of historical and military scenes.
Biography
Born in
Leeds
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on 15 September 1847, Ernest was son of John Crofts, Esq. of Adal, near Leeds, a Justice of the Peace, and grandson of the Rev. W. Crofts, B.D., Vicar of North Grimston, near Malton, Yorkshire. One of his maternal uncles was the Rev. William Carr, B.D. of
Bolton Abbey
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, Yorkshire. His mother was Ellen Wordsworth, the daughter of a Leeds industrialist. Ernest studied at
Rugby School
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Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. ...
, for several years, and then headed to Berlin where he developed his interest in art and decided upon a career as a painter. His first acquaintance with war was made in 1864 when he accompanied a Prussian doctor in the
Schleswig-Holstein War, and the operations around
Düppel. His sister
Ellen Wordsworth Crofts married Sir
Francis Darwin and was the mother of poet
Frances Cornford
Frances Crofts Cornford (née Darwin; 30 March 1886 – 19 August 1960) was an English poet.
Life
She was the daughter of the botanist Francis Darwin and Newnham College fellow Ellen Wordsworth Crofts (1856-1903), and born into the Darw ...
.
He returned to London and became a pupil under A. B. Clay, but was back in Germany a few years later, this time studying at the
Düsseldorf school of painting
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in Europe, where he studied under the German military artist,
Emil Hünten, himself an ex-pupil of
Horace Vernet
Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (30 June 178917 January 1863), more commonly known as simply Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects.
Biography
Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famous painter, who w ...
, and at the time military and historical painter to the Prussian emperor. Under Hünten, Crofts' talent as a military painter grew, and in 1874, he exhibited ''Retreat'', representing an episode in the
Franco-Prussian War during the
Battle of Gravelotte, and in the same year, another scene from the same conflict, ''One touch of nature makes the whole world kin'' which won him the Crystal Palace prize medal. Both scenes were influenced by the artist's experience of witnessing some of the closing stages of the war, especially the battles of Weissenbourg,
Wörth, and the siege of
Strasbourg. While contributing regularly to the annual
Royal Academy exhibition, he continued to live in Düsseldorf where he met his future wife.
In 1875, Crofts exhibited ''
Ligny
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Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an '' ancienne commun ...
'' at the
Royal Academy of Arts (RA) and at the International Exhibition in Philadelphia. The following year saw his picture representing ''The morning of the
Battle of Waterloo
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'' which captured the dawn of the day with the tired and bespattered troops. One critic described it as follows: "Mr. Crofts' large canvas is admirable in the grouping of the soldiers on the morning of the battle; the day is breaking, on a weary, wounded and mud-stained company, some lying on the bare ground with knapsacks for pillows, some up and preparing for the march. The artillery are just on the move, and the note of preparation is sounding. The tone of the picture reminds us of the French school". The artist's first notable pictures of the
English Civil War
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were exhibited in 1877, one of which depicted ''
Oliver Cromwell
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at
Marston Moor
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''. In the same year, he refused the offer of an appointment of military painter to the Prince of Roumania to be attached to his staff during the
Russo-Turkish War
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.
Crofts was elected an Associate of the RA on 19 July 1878, the year that his picture, ''Wellington on his march from Quatre Bras to Waterloo'' was shown. In the same year, his painting entitled ''The Morning of the
Battle of Waterloo
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'' was shown at the Paris International Exhibition; this depicted the French army retiring from the battlefield, with
Napoleon
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leaving his carriage and preparing to mount his horse. The artist walked and sketched much of the area around the battlefield of Waterloo including
La Haye Sainte
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,
Hougoumont
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and
La Belle Alliance
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There are two plaques on the building: one is "In memory of the F ...
. In 1896, he was elected a full academician of the
Royal Academy, and his Diploma Work, a Civil War scene, was entitled ''To the Rescue''. Two years later he succeeded
Philip Calderon as keeper and trustee of the RA, which gave him accommodation at Burlington House. He was in effect chief director of the academy art schools as well as chief custodian of the Diploma Galley, which required "firmness, kindness and tact," according to one obituary, and Crofts was noted for his "pleasant manner, his good looks, and his amiability of character" which made him an ideal keeper.
Besides historical scenes, Crofts did paint some contemporary military events. In 1901, for instance,
the king commissioned him to paint a picture of the distribution of the war medals following the
Boer War
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. Two years later, he painted a large scene of the funeral of
Queen Victoria
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. One of his most ambitious works was the panel in the ambulatory of the
Royal Exchange which portrayed
Elizabeth I
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opening the first Royal Exchange in 1571. His trilogy of paintings chronicling the final moments, death and burial of
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
were popular, but there was some disagreement over the representation of the block upon which the king knelt to be beheaded. Some argued about the accuracy, contending that the block of the period was a lower one, being just a few inches from the ground, and that to reach it, the king would have had to lie flat.
Crofts lived at 'The Green' which he helped to re-design, next to
Blythburgh
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church in
Suffolk. He had married a German lady, Elizabeth Wüsthofen of Düsseldorf, and they had one daughter. The artist died of pneumonia at Burlington House on 19 March 1911. His funeral service was held at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, on Thursday 23 March, followed by his burial at
Kensal Green Cemetery
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. A sale of his remaining works was held at Christie, Manson & Woods on Monday 18 December 1911.
While Crofts's pictures were popular in the 1870s and 1880s, the public lost its appetite for war paintings in the early years of the 20th century following the setbacks in South Africa. His obituary noted that "his taste was a little theatrical, and his talent not good enough to redeem it...it is safe to say that he will be best remembered, not by them, but by his good work at the Academy Schools and by his administrative services to the body of which he was a useful member...the exacting taste of the present day asks for something less conventional than his rather superficial battle scenes".
[obituary, ibid] While the artist's pictures continue to be used as illustration in history and military books, today he is rarely mentioned as a significant historical artist.
Paintings (selection)
* ''After Flodden''—King James IV of Scotland: mounted & mortally wounded (1877)
* ''The
Gunpowder Plot
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'' (1892)
* ''
Wallenstein
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Th ...
: A Scene of the
Thirty Years' War
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'' (1884 –
Leeds Art Gallery
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)
* ''The Opening the first Royal Exchange by Queen Elizabeth 23 January 1570''. (1899) Mural at the Royal Exchange, London
English Civil War
* ''
Oliver Cromwell
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at the
Battle of Marston Moor
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'' (1877)
* ''
Prince Rupert and Staff'' (1875 –
Ipswich
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Museums and Art Galleries)
* ''Ironsides returning from sacking a Cavalier's House'' (1877)
* ''
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
on his way to Execution'' (1883)
* ''At the Sign of the Blue Boar, Holborn'' (Cromwell questioning a prisoner) (1883 –
Dudley Museum and Art Gallery
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)
* ''The return from a raid'' (1886)
* ''The
Boscobel Oak
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'' (1889)
* ''
Hampden riding away from
Chalgrove Field'' (1889)
* ''
Whitehall
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, January 30, 1649'' (1890)
* ''A Parliamentary Convoy surprised by Royalists'' (1891)
* ''
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
at
Battle of Edgehill
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All attempts at constitutional compromise between ...
'' (1892)
* ''
Prince Rupert'' (1893)
* ''Roundheads Victorious'' (1894)
* ''
Cromwell
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questioning a Prisoner'' (1895 –
Mappin Art Gallery
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,
Sheffield
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)
* ''To the Rescue: An Episode of the Civil War'' (Diploma Work, 1896 –
Royal Academy of Art
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* ''
Charles II at Whiteladies after the
Battle of Worcester
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'' (1898)
* ''
Oliver Cromwell
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at the storming of
Basing House
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'' (1900 –
Leeds Art Gallery
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)
* ''The Surrender of
Donnington Castle
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'' (1903)
* ''
Prince Rupert and his staff at
Marston Moor
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'' (1903)
* ''Funeral of
King Charles I,
St. George's Chapel,
Windsor
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'' (1907)
* ''The surrender of the City of
York
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to the Roundheads'' (1908)
* ''
Cromwell
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after the
Battle of Marston Moor
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'' (1909 – Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum,
Burnley
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)
* ''
William III at
Landen
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''
War of the Spanish Succession
* ''
Marlborough
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Austral ...
at the head of his troops''
* ''Leading the way''
* ''Cavalry on the road''
* ''
Marlborough
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after the
Battle of Ramillies
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''
War of the Austrian Succession
* ''
George II George II or 2 may refer to:
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* George II of Antioch (seventh century AD)
* George II of Armenia (late ninth century)
* George II of Abkhazia (916–960)
* Patriarch George II of Alexandria (1021–1051)
* George II of Georgia (1072–1089) ...
at
Dettingen''
Napoleonic Wars
* ''Ligny. "With might unquestion'd: power to save, etc."'' (1875)
* ''On the morning of the
Battle of Waterloo
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'' (1876 –
Mappin Art Gallery
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,
Sheffield
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)
* ''
Wellington
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's march from
Quatre Bras
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to
Waterloo'' (1876 –
Mappin Art Gallery
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,
Sheffield
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)
* ''On the evening of the
Battle of Waterloo
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'' (1879 –
Walker Art Gallery
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,
Liverpool
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) * ''A pause in the attack –
Hougoumont
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, Waterloo'' (1881 –
Cavalry and Guards Club
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History
The club has three foundation dates:
*1810, the foundation date of the Guards Club, which was based in Pall Mall.
*1890, th ...
, London)
* ''A pause in the attack –
Hougoumont
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, Waterloo'' (1882)
* ''At the Farm of
Mont St. Jean'' (1882)
* ''
Napoleon
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leaving Moscow'' (1887)
* ''The morning of
Waterloo:
Napoleon
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's headquarters'' (1891)
* ''
Napoleon
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's last grand attack at
Waterloo'' (1895)
* ''The Capture of a French Battery by the 52nd Regiment at
Waterloo'' (1896 –
Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
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)
* ''The attack on the gatehouse of the chateau of
Hougoumont
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'' (1897)
* ''Near
La Belle Alliance
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There are two plaques on the building: one is "In memory of the F ...
at dawn, June 18th, 1815'' (1906)
Post Waterloo
* ''Charge of the 3rd King's Own Light Dragoons,
Moodkee'' (1893 –
Queen's Own Hussars
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)
* ''A Retreat: Episode in the
German-French War'' (1874)
* ''1870 – An incident in the
Franco-Prussian War'' (1874)
* ''"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin"'' (Prussian soldier giving refreshment to wounded Frenchman, 1870) (1873)
References
Works about
* Chester, Austin, "The Art of Mr. Ernest Crofts, R.A.," – ''
Windsor Magazine
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The title page described it as "An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women".
It was bound as six-monthly ...
'', March 1909, pp. 455–468.
* Harrington, Peter. (1993). ''British Artists and War: The Face of Battle in Paintings and Prints, 1700–1914.'' London: Greenhill.
* K., P. G., "Ernest Crofts (1847–1911)," in ''Dictionary of National Biography'', page 444.
* Spielmann, M.H., "Battle-Painting and Mr. Ernest Crofts, R.A.'" – ''Cassell's Magazine'', Dec. 1901-May, 1902, pp. 421–429.
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