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Showing results for "Joseph Wright of Derby" in Artist.
- Title
- The Dead Soldier
- Artist
- Joseph Wright of Derby
- Physical Description
- A fallen man in the red coat of the 18th c. British military officer lies face down in a landscape. To the left, holding his hand, is a grieving widow and infant son. Behind the grouping is a landscape that opens off to the left with the reddish glow of continued combat. Behind the figures, a drapery has been set in the trees to frame the grouping and separate it from the distant landscape behind them.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1734-1797
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1789
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.156
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 43.41890