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This painting was almost certainly intended as a continuation of O'Neil's famous pair of narrative paintings, showing troops leaving for and returning from the Indian Mutiny (1857–1859), 'Eastward Ho! August 1857' and 'Home Again'. In 'Home Again', the highlander is seen distressed by a 'Dear John' letter. He appears here having become a vagrant, reliant upon charity.
Title
The Soldier’s Return
Date
1861
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 53.1 x W 41.7 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1995-06-18
Acquisition method
purchased at Christie’s, 1995
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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