The Good Turn

Image credit: The Scouts Heritage Service

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This painting depicts Scouts returning an injured girl to her mother. The girl was probably injured by the runaway horse seen in the background being rounded up by Scouts with staves.

The Scouts Heritage Service

London

Title

The Good Turn

Date

1916

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 97 x W 148 cm

Accession number

TSA/2116

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

G. Hillyard Swinstead, 1916

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The Scouts Heritage Service

Scout Information Centre, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London, Greater London E4 7QW England

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