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Original Oil Studies by Mark Churms


Military-Art.com Mark Churms Oil Studies

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These pieces are one-off small oil studies used as preparatory works for full scale large oil paintings.

Storming of Badajoz by the Sherwood Foresters painting by Mark Churms. (P)

Storming of Badajoz by the Sherwood Foresters painting by Mark Churms. (P)
One edition.
£620.00

Original Oil Study of the Battle of Gettysburg painting by Mark Churms. (P)


Original Oil Study of the Battle of Gettysburg painting by Mark Churms. (P)
One edition.
£950.00

Colonel Travis Defending the Alamo by Mark Churms. (P)

Colonel Travis Defending the Alamo by Mark Churms. (P)
This single edition is sold out.


Original Oil Study of Officer Skinner's Horse painting by Mark Churms. (P)

Original Oil Study of Officer Skinner's Horse painting by Mark Churms. (P)
This single edition is sold out.

Charge of the 16th Lancers at the Battle of Aliwal by Mark Churms.


Charge of the 16th Lancers at the Battle of Aliwal by Mark Churms.
3 of 4 editions available.
£30.00 - £60.00

Original Oil Study of the Union Brigade painting by Mark Churms. (P)

Original Oil Study of the Union Brigade painting by Mark Churms. (P)
One edition.
£210.00


Wounded by Mark Churms (P)


Wounded by Mark Churms (P)
This single edition is sold out.

Eve of Distinction by Mark Churms (P)


Eve of Distinction by Mark Churms (P)
This single edition is sold out.

Pinned Like Rats in a Hole by Mark Churms (P)


Pinned Like Rats in a Hole by Mark Churms (P)
One edition.
£270.00



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Storming of Badajoz by the Sherwood Foresters painting by Mark Churms. (P)

On the night of 6th April 1812 Wellingtons Army, surrounding the walled Spanish town of Badajoz (garrisoned by Napoleons soldiers under general Baron Philippon) is ready to attack! The men of the 45th regiment from Pictons 3rd Division launch themselves in a desperate and bloody assault against the north castle wall. Carrying improvised ladders, the men have their top buttons undone, overalls rolled up and are stripped for action. The castles defenders (Germans, allied to Napoleon of the Graf und Erbprinz Regiment from Hesse-Darmstadt) partroling the walls in their greatcoats are intially surprised by the bold assault from this sector but they have been preparing the strong defenses for some time. Soon the night air is full of musketry, falling masonry, burning bundles of ropes and exploding grenades or mines. Despite the horrific casualties suffered the attackers press home. As the first scaling ladders are raised near a small bell tower the young Lt. James Macpherson reaches for the top of the wall. The ladders are too short! Undaunted he cries to his men below to lift the base of the ladder closer to the wall. This rapid, vertical movement suddenly propels him to a height several feet above the Germans heads. A shot rings out as one of the defenders fires point blank into the young mans chest. Fortunately the lead ball only strikes a glancing blow, cleaving in two a button of the officers waist coat and dislocating one of his ribs. Despite his fortunate escape, the force of the impact nearly sends him tumbling from the ladder. Somehow he maintains his grasp but the ladder itself gives way under the weight of the men following. Some unfortunates are impaled on the bayonets of their comrades below. Leaping from the rungs of another ladder, Corporal Kelly is the first man over the top and gradually the 45th gain a foothold on the ramparts. The rest of the regiment is ordered to unfix bayonets. Using the few remaining ladders, others also manage to scale the walls. Through the carnage they climb, club and shoot their way into the castle itself! Maepherson now regains consciousness at the foot of the wall and revived with a cup of coco from his friend A.A. General Hercules Packenham, who was directly behind him on the ladder when it broke. Though winded by the shot he rises to his feet. This sudden movement relocates his rib and he is able to climb the ladders once more. Once over the defense he sees the old towers of Apendez and Albar-rana to his left and the cathedral illuminated by gun fire in the distance. However his objective is directly ahead. Atop the abandoned tower of Santa Maria before him still flies the French tricolour. Macplierson seizes the opportunity, mounts the spiral stairway to the top turret and pulls down the enemy flag. For want of a substitute he flies his own red jacket from the pole, signifying that the castle has fallen. In the rest of the town the fighting continues and turns into a blood lust. Badajoz is one of the bloodiest and violent sieges of the Peninsula War. On the following day Maepherson presents his trophy to the Duke of Wellington himself but his bravery is not rewarded with a promotion.


Original Oil Study of the Battle of Gettysburg painting by Mark Churms. (P)

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Colonel Travis Defending the Alamo by Mark Churms. (P)

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Original Oil Study of Officer Skinner's Horse painting by Mark Churms. (P)

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Charge of the 16th Lancers at the Battle of Aliwal by Mark Churms.

The 16th Lancers were part of General Sir Harry Smith's army consisitng of the British and Bengali army of 12,000 men and 30 guns against the Sikh army of 30,000 men and 67 guns of Ranjodh Singh during the First Sikh War which was fought on the 28th January 1846 in the Punjab in the North West of India. This painting depicts the 16th Lancers which were part of Brigadier Macdowell's brigade consisitng of the 16th Queen's Lancers, 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry and 4th Bengal Irregular Cavalry. The 16th Lancers charged several times during the action, breaking a number of Sikh infantry squares and overrunning a battery of Sikh artillery. The Lancers are shown wearing over their chapkas the white cotton cover which had been adopted for service in the tropics.


Original Oil Study of the Union Brigade painting by Mark Churms. (P)

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Wounded by Mark Churms (P)

The original study for Wounded which was not used due to the size of the figures compared to the rest of the series even though as an oil study it shows more detail and is probably the best in this series of studies by Mark Churms.


Eve of Distinction by Mark Churms (P)

The original oil study for the larger painting of Eve of Distinction


Pinned Like Rats in a Hole by Mark Churms (P)

The original oil study for the larger painting of Pinned Like Rats in a Hole, part of the Rorkes Drift series by Mark Churms.

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