The Dead Soldier
Printmaker:
Heath, James
Painter:
Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby)
(After)
Publisher:
Heath, James
A woman sitting by a tent on the left, holding a small child on her lap, who has fallen away from her exposed breasts and looks out at the viewer. She is weeping and clutching the hand of a dead soldier lying beside her; behind the tent on the right is a cannon, overlooking a field with fighting troops
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
18th Century
1795
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1797
Accession number: 33.A.5-79
Primary reference Number: 312018
Nagler: 19
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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