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The original version of this work was painted by Gibb in 1878 and is currently unlocated. The painting became iconic. While reading a life of Napoleon, the artist made a sketch of the retreat from Moscow. The dominant group of three figures in the foreground was then isolated and adapted to form an independent composition depicting a young soldier whispering his dying message to a comrade who seeks to comfort him in the snowy wastes of the Crimean winter. During the winter of 1854–1855 The Black Watch suffered particularly heavy losses from the severe weather and disease. This painting was purchased by Archibald Ramsden, a major patron of the artist, and was in his possession in 1897. The Museum holds a fine autograph replica in oils, signed and dated 1894.
The Black Watch Castle & Museum
Perth
Title
Comrades, the 42nd Highlanders
Date
1894
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 90 x W 70 cm
Accession number
B240
Acquisition method
gift from Mrs E. F. Webster, 1993; on loan to The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Robert Gibb
The Black Watch Castle & Museum
Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, Perth, Perth and Kinross PH1 5HR Scotland
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