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Brian Palmer

Ever since Brian Palmer was a young boy his two main passions have been art and history, in particular military history. Between 1965 and 1969 Brian studied graphic design and illustration at Hornsey College of Art in London and for many years worked as a Designer / Illustrator, primarily in the music and publishing industries. Some years ago he began to work solely as a freelance illustrator, eventually concentrating exclusively on military paintings as a means of combining his two great loves. The substantial majority of Brian's paintings of the past 12 or so years have been commisisoned by Cranston Fine Arts, and signed limited edition art prints have been produced, covering many famous and not so famous periods of warfare. For Brian, one of the most important elements of a painting is research. Costume or uniform details, arms, geography and even weather conditions if known, can all combine to bring a realistic and accurate look to a piece of work. Brian has been influenced by many artists and illustrators over the years but his personal favourites within the military genre are Messionier, J.P. Beadle and Caton Woodville, and he has long been a great admirer of Vermeer, Carravagio and the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Cranston Fine Arts are very happy with the art work Brian has produced for them and have commissioned many new items to be shown over the coming years.

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Brian Palmer Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings

Defence of Rorkes Drift by Brian Palmer


Defence of Rorkes Drift by Brian Palmer
6 editions.
£2.20 - £3400.00

The Battle of Thermopylae by Brian Palmer.


The Battle of Thermopylae by Brian Palmer.
4 of 5 editions available.
£2.20 - £400.00

Brunswick Hussar, Quatre Bras 16th June 1815 by Brian Palmer.


Brunswick Hussar, Quatre Bras 16th June 1815 by Brian Palmer.
3 of 4 editions available.
£20.00 - £400.00


The Cameron Highlanders at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.


The Cameron Highlanders at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.
6 editions.
£2.70 - £3400.00

Battle of Ulundi by Brian Palmer.


Battle of Ulundi by Brian Palmer.
6 editions.
£2.20 - £3400.00

The Battle of Stirling Bridge by Brian Palmer.


The Battle of Stirling Bridge by Brian Palmer.
6 of 7 editions available.
£2.20 - £3500.00


The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, AD 9 by Brian Palmer.


The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, AD 9 by Brian Palmer.
9 editions.
£2.70 - £3600.00

Battle of Flodden  9th september 1513 by Brian Palmer.


Battle of Flodden 9th september 1513 by Brian Palmer.
7 editions.
£2.20 - £3600.00

Polish Winged Lancers - Battle of Vienna, September 12th 1683 by Brian Palmer.


Polish Winged Lancers - Battle of Vienna, September 12th 1683 by Brian Palmer.
7 editions.
£2.70 - £3600.00


Chasseur a Cheval by Brian Palmer.


Chasseur a Cheval by Brian Palmer.
4 editions.
£25.00 - £800.00

Battle of Culloden by Brian Palmer.


Battle of Culloden by Brian Palmer.
7 editions.
£2.20 - £400.00

Charge of the Dutch Lancers against the British Squares at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.


Charge of the Dutch Lancers against the British Squares at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.
5 editions.
£2.20 - £3600.00


2nd Life Guards, Waterloo 18th June 1815 by Brian Palmer.


2nd Life Guards, Waterloo 18th June 1815 by Brian Palmer.
3 of 4 editions available.
£18.00 - £60.00

The Dutch / Belgian Infantry at the Battle of Waterloo - 1815 by Brian Palmer.


The Dutch / Belgian Infantry at the Battle of Waterloo - 1815 by Brian Palmer.
3 editions.
£45.00 - £3400.00

Richard the Lionheart by Brian Palmer.


Richard the Lionheart by Brian Palmer.
7 editions.
£2.70 - £3400.00


Battle of Zama by Brian Palmer.


Battle of Zama by Brian Palmer.
6 of 7 editions available.
£2.20 - £400.00

Battle of Bosworth by Brian Palmer.


Battle of Bosworth by Brian Palmer.
7 of 8 editions available.
£2.20 - £500.00

Battle of Isandhlwana, 22nd January 1879 by Brian Palmer.


Battle of Isandhlwana, 22nd January 1879 by Brian Palmer.
8 editions.
£2.20 - £3600.00


Ambush of the IX Legion by Brian Palmer.


Ambush of the IX Legion by Brian Palmer.
6 editions.
£2.70 - £3400.00

Charge of the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.


Charge of the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.
5 editions.
£2.70 - £3200.00

A Viking Raid by Brian Palmer.


A Viking Raid by Brian Palmer.
7 editions.
£2.70 - £2800.00


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Defence of Rorkes Drift by Brian Palmer

Men of the 24th Foot defend Rorkes Drift against an overwhelming number of Zulus near the barricades, and the hand to hand fighting. Surgeon Reynolds can be seen attending a wounded soldier.


The Battle of Thermopylae by Brian Palmer.

Depicting the last stand of the 300 Spartans who fought to the death against an overwhelming Persian Army.


Brunswick Hussar, Quatre Bras 16th June 1815 by Brian Palmer.

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The Cameron Highlanders at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.

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Battle of Ulundi by Brian Palmer.

After coming out of the British Square The 17th Lancers charge by the 58th Regiment. The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi on 4th July 1879. Ulundi became the last battle to be fought during the Zulu war and the British victory finally broke the military power of the Zulu Nation. The battle began at 6 a.m. when Buller led out an advance guard of mounted troops and South African irregulars. The British force comprised of five companies of the 80th regiment in square in four ranks, with two Gatling Guns in the centres, two 9-pounders on the left flank and two 7-pounders on the right. The 90th Light Infantry with four companies of the 94th regiment made up the left face with two more 7-pounders. On the right face were the 1st Battalion of the 13th Light Infantry, four companies of the 58th Regiment, two 7-pounders and two 9-pounders. The rear face was composed of two companies of the 94th Regiment and two companies of the 2nd Battalion of the 21st Regiment. In the middle of the square were headquarters staff, No. 5 company of the Royal Engineers whhich was led by Lt John Chard who had commanded the troops at Rorkes Drift, the 2nd Native Natal Contingent, fifty wagons and carts with reserve ammunition and hospital wagons. Bullers horsemen protected the front and both flanks of the square. A rearguard of two squadrons of the 17th Lancers and a troop of Natal Native Horse followed. In total the British force stood at just over 5300 against the Zulu warrior regiments in total over 15000. The Zulu warriors charged again and again at the square but with the strong British firepower of tifle and gatling gun, they could not get close. As the Zulu warriors strength weakened, Lord Chelmsford ordered the cavalry to mount, and the 17th Lancers and the 1st Kings Dragoon Guards along with colonial cavalry were ordered to charge the now fleeing Zulus. The Zulus fled towards the high ground with the cavalry in pursuit. The Lancers were checked at the Mbilane stream by the fire of a concealed party of Zulus, causing a number casualties before the 17th Lancers overcame the Zulu resistance. The pursuit continued until not one living Zulu remained on the Mahlabatini plain, with members of the Natal Native Horse, Natal Native Contingent and Woods Irregulars slaughtering the Zulu wounded, done in revenge for the massacre at Isandlwana.


The Battle of Stirling Bridge by Brian Palmer.

After Edward 1st proclaimed himself King of Scotland Sir William Wallace rallied Scots in the South West and began attacking English occupying forces around Scotland. Edward I ordered the Earl of Surrey to put down the rebellion, after taking the surrender of rebel forces at Irvine the Earl of Surrey marched against William Wallaces forces at Stirling. He ordered his army to cross the narrow bridge over the Forth River near the Abbey of Cambuskenneth on September 11th. From a vantage point overlooking the bridge William Wallace watched and waited until the English army of 5,000 had crossed Stirling bridge and with the bridge being crowded with troops he launched his attack with his entire force wiping out the entire bridgehead. The rest of the English army fell back but William Wallace pursued. After this defeat English forces were evacuated south as far as the River Tweed.


The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, AD 9 by Brian Palmer.

In AD 9, three Roman legions - 20,000 men plus camp followers - commanded by Governor Varus crossed the Rhine into what they believed to be friendly territory on their way to putting down a local uprising. A young chieftain of the Cherusci tribe, Arminius, had guaranteed them safe passage through his lands. However, Arminius who held a grudge against the Romans, deliberately deceived Varus and in a four-day running battle in the forest overwhelmed and slaughtered the Romans almost to a man. Varus, along with his surviving senior officers, took their own lives to avoid capture.


Battle of Flodden 9th september 1513 by Brian Palmer.

While King Henry VIII was invading France, King James IV of Scotland crossed the Tweed into Northern England with a Scots Army of 50,000. With the majority of the English army away in France, the defense of England was left to Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey with an army of 25,000 men. The murderous storm of arrows from the English longbow men cut though he Scottish Schiltrons (dense circles of Spearman). The English cavalry exploited this, cutting through the Scots infantry. this was followed by hand to hand fighting, with the English infantry slaughtering the surviving Scots. At the end of the battle King James IV was dead, along with most of the Scottish nobles. The battle was the last battle to be won by the longbow.


Polish Winged Lancers - Battle of Vienna, September 12th 1683 by Brian Palmer.

In an attempt to expand into Europe, Ottoman Turks under the command of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa laid siege to Vienna for two months. A coalition of Polish, German and Austrians led by John III Sobieski, the King of Poland, arrived before Vienna to raise the siege. Sobieski led a charge of 20,000 cavalry, including the fearsome Winged Hussars into the Ottoman camp and completely routed their army. The battle was over in three hours, the Turks fled the field leaving behind tents, weapons, battle standards and provisions. The threat to Europe had been reversed, and this battle signaled the beginning of the end for the Ottoman Empire.


Chasseur a Cheval by Brian Palmer.

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Battle of Culloden by Brian Palmer.

The Jacobite charge which broke through the ranks of Barrells regiment is counter charged by four British regiments including the 48th Legoniers regiment.


Charge of the Dutch Lancers against the British Squares at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.

Mistaking the withdrawal of wounded troops from the plateau of Mount St John for a general retreat , Marshal Ney ordered 5000 heavy and light cavalry to charge the allied position. Far from retreating, Wellington was in fact reinforcing his beleaguered front line. Wave after wave of French cavalry repeatedly threw themselves at the allied squares for over an hour but failed to make an impact. Here we see the 30th Regt - now the Queens Lancashire Regt - formed in square repelling The Dutch (Red) Lancers of the Imperial Guard.


2nd Life Guards, Waterloo 18th June 1815 by Brian Palmer.

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The Dutch / Belgian Infantry at the Battle of Waterloo - 1815 by Brian Palmer.

With pressure mounting on the French right flank, Napoleon, in a final desperate attempt to shatter the Allied line to his front, set in motion the famed Imperial Guard. wellington, aware of the danger, ordered General Baron de Chasse to launch his 3rd Division of Dutch/Belgian infantry into the advancing Grenadiers. After a desperate firefight the Netherlands Division sent the Frenchmen reeling back down the slope and succeeded in holding their part of the line.


Richard the Lionheart by Brian Palmer.

Richard the Lionhearts tactical skills and military training played a substantial role in the capture of Acre in 1191 by the Crusaders. But Richard the Lionheart was ruthless and after the capture of the city he marched 2,700 Muslim soldiers onto the road of Nazareth and in front of the Muslim army positions, had them executed one by one. But Richard the Lionheart was up against a great leader in Saladin and the crusades did not always go his way. After he negotiated the Treaty of Jaffa with Saladin and secured the granting of special rights of travel around Palestine and in Jerusalem for Christian pilgrims, Richard the Lionheart started his journey back to England in 1192. He was shipwrecked, and captured by the German Emperor Henry VI, only being released after a 150,000 mark ransom was paid. This money was raised by taxes in England.


Battle of Zama by Brian Palmer.

Hannibal had invaded Italy by taking his army including war elephants across the mountains and into northern Italy. He defeated the Romans in three major battles including Cannae, but he did not take Rome when he had the chance. Once Rome had strengthened its forces, the Romans invaded Carthage. The second Punic War between Rome and Carthage was brought to a conclusion on the plains of Zama (modern Tunisia) with the Romans inflicting a crushing defeat on the army of Hannibal.


Battle of Bosworth by Brian Palmer.

In 1485, the Lancastrian contender for the throne of England, Henry Tudor, sailed from France with a small force of mainly continental mercenaries determined to wrestle the crown from Richard III. Gathering many supporters along the way he eventually arrived at Bosworth with an army numbering 5000 against Richards 8000. Things began well enough for Richard but it became apparent during the battle that the neutral Stanley Brothers, Sir William Stanley and Lord Thomas Stanley and their men who had remained on the sidelines, had elected to fight for Henry. Richard charged for Henry in person but was overwhelmed and killed. He was the last English King to die in battle. Although not the final battle of the War of the Roses, the victory for Henry at Bosworth secured the crown and began the Tudor dynasty.


Battle of Isandhlwana, 22nd January 1879 by Brian Palmer.

Last stand of the 24th South Wales Borderers at Isandhlwana during the Zulu War. The battle of Isandhlwana, a Zulu victory over the British forces on 22nd January 1879 about 100km north of Durban. Lord Chelmsford led a column of forces to seek out the Zulu army camped at Isandhlwana, while patrols searched the district. After receiving a report, Chelmsford set forth at half strength, leaving six companies of the 24th Regiment, two guns, some Colonial Volunteers and a native contingent (in all about 1,800 troops) at the camp. Later that morning an advanced post warned of an approaching Zulu army. Shortly after this, thousands of Zulus were found hidden in a ravine by a mounted patrol but as the patrol set off to warn the camp, the Zulus followed. At the orders of the Camp Commander, troops spread out around the perimeter of the camp, but the Zulu army broke through their defences. The native contingent who fled during the attack were hunted down and killed. The remaining troops of the 24th Regiment, 534 soldiers and 21 officers, were killed where they fought. The Zulus left no one alive, taking no prisoners and leaving no wounded or missing. About 300 Africans and 50 Europeans escaped the attack. Consequently, the invasion of Zulu country was delayed while reinforcements arrived from Britain.


Ambush of the IX Legion by Brian Palmer.

Driven by revenge for the brutal treatment she had suffered at the hands of the Romans, Queen Boadicea led the Iceni and her allies the Trinovantas in open revolt. The IX Legion Hispania was despatched to suppress the insurrection but were ambushed en route. Only the commander Petilius Cerealis, and a handful of cavalry escaped.


Charge of the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.

After the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons had charged the French artillery, they themselves were charged by the 3rd French Chasseur Chevals and the deadly 4th Regiment of Lancers. The scene depicted shows the French cavalry engaging the Scots Greys.


A Viking Raid by Brian Palmer.

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