soldiers

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946)

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Returning to the Trenches London, 1916 Drypoint 152 x 202 mm This print depicts a platoon of French soldiers, recognisable by their uniforms, as they march back to duty in the trenches. Nevinson was conscripted in First World War but was discharged from service due to illness and acted as an official war artist from … Read more

The Master of the Games (17th Century)

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The Master of the Games Soldiers Playing Cards Paris, the early 1650s Oil on canvas 85 x 114.3 cm A group of off-duty soldiers play cards in their barracks, their weapons temporarily set aside. The artificial light casts long shadows and picks out their clothes and faces, hinting, perhaps, that we are looking at a … Read more