Anti-tank ditches and installed anti-tank and anti-personnel obstacles and barriers. The German command on the approaches to the city and in the city itself prepared numerous defensive structures in advance. Vienna was defended by 8 tank, 1 infantry divisions and up to 15 separate infantry battalions. The operation lasted 8 days – from 5 to 13 April 1945. It was part of the 1945 Vienna offensive, during which Soviet troops captured the capital of Austria, clearing it of Nazi troops. 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.The storming of Vienna is one of the offensive operations ending the Great Patriotic War. Beadle and Caton Woodville, and he has long been a great admirer of Vermeer, Carravagio and the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Brian has been influenced by many artists and illustrators over the years but his personal favourites within the military genre are Messionier, J.P. 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. For Brian, one of the most important elements of a painting is research. 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. 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. Between 19 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. (P)Ĭlick here for a full list of all artwork by Brian PalmerĮver since Brian Palmer was a young boy his two main passions have been art and history, in particular military history. General descriptions of types of editions :Įxtra Details : Polish Winged Lancers - Battle of Vienna, September 12th 1683 by Brian Palmer. The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints.Ĭollector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm) Polish Winged Lancers - Battle of Vienna, September 12th 1683 by Brian Palmer. Please email us at or call on international (+44)1436 820269 or from UK on 01436 820269 and we will be happy to discuss this item with you.Īll prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling We will consider all reasonable offers for our original artwork. This fantastic original painting is part of our original collection of over 600 paintings. Original painting, oil on canvas by Brian Palmer. The threat to Europe had been reversed, and this battle signaled the beginning of the end for the Ottoman Empire. The battle was over in three hours, the Turks fled the field leaving behind tents, weapons, battle standards and provisions. Sobieski led a charge of 20,000 cavalry, including the fearsome Winged Hussars into the Ottoman camp and completely routed their army. A coalition of Polish, German and Austrians led by John III Sobieski, the King of Poland, arrived before Vienna to raise the siege. In an attempt to expand into Europe, Ottoman Turks under the command of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa laid siege to Vienna for two months. Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. 20% FURTHER PRICE REDUCTIONS ON HUNDREDS OF LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTSīUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE ON THOUSANDS OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTSįOR MORE OFFERS SIGN UP TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
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