The Convalescent from Waterloo
Oil Painting
1822 (made)
1822 (made)
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This painting takes its subject from the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo. Although it was reckoned a famous victory, there were huge casualties and many soldiers suffered long afterwards from the effects of their wounds and the primitive surgery of the time. Mulready’s picture had a mixed reception when it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1822. It was unusual in that it showed the effects of war and not the heroics of battle, the theme of so many other paintings of that era.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | The Convalescent from Waterloo (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on panel |
| Brief description | 'The Convalescent from Waterloo', oil on panel, by William Mulready RA, Great Britain, 1822 |
| Physical description | Oil painting on panel, 'The Convalescent from Waterloo'. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | Bequeathed by John Jones, 1882 Exhibited at the British Institution, 1826, no.51 (3ft 3" x 3ft 9") |
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| Summary | This painting takes its subject from the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo. Although it was reckoned a famous victory, there were huge casualties and many soldiers suffered long afterwards from the effects of their wounds and the primitive surgery of the time. Mulready’s picture had a mixed reception when it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1822. It was unusual in that it showed the effects of war and not the heroics of battle, the theme of so many other paintings of that era. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 212-13 |
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| Accession number | 506-1882 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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