George William Joy (1844–1925) was a British painter perhaps best known for his depiction of the final moments of British General Charles George Gordon in a painting entitled General Gordon's Last Stand (1885). In the painting, Gordon is pictured standing before followers of the invading Mahdi army in Khartoum, Sudan, moments before being struck down by a spear. Among Joy's other works are Truth and Flora MacDonald's Farewell to Prince Charles. 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Charles Gordon as Governor of Sudan Charles George Gordon (January 28, 1833 - January 26, 1885), known as Chinese Gordon and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Mahdi (or Mehdi), in Islamic eschatology, is a man who will come at the end of the times. ... Khartoum (in Arabic, al-Khartûm: الخرطوم, meaning elephant trunk) is the capital of Sudan, at the point where the White Nile coming from Uganda meets the Blue Nile coming from Ethiopia. ...