William Barnes Wollen was an English painter mostly known for his paintings of battle and historical scenes and sporting events.
An 1892 illustration of Wollen in The Illustrated London News
"Defeat of the Prussian Guard, Ypres, 1914"
"The Black Watch (42nd Highlanders) at Bay, Quatre Bras"
"The last stand of the survivors of Her Majesty's 44th Foot at Gandamak"
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI), initially called the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, is one of the societies in the Federation of British Artists, based in the Mall Galleries in London.
Detail of Picadilly premises
Premises at Picadilly 1883–1970