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Soldiers - Family relationships

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  • A medical consultation while a patient dies; a group of soldiers with a family; men in an artist's loft. Coloured lithograph c. 1840.
  • A soldier returns and goes first to embrace his child, his wife in the background waves to remind him of her presence also. Wood engraving by Benedict after Berthold Woltze.
  • A Scottish soldier sleeping after battle dreams of a reunion with his wife and family. Colour wood engraving by Edmund Evans after F. Goodall.
  • A soldier's family rest in a small cove, his wife amuses the children while he sleeps. Engraving by W. Greatbach, 1830, after R. Edmonstone.
  • A soldier returns and is greeted with great affection by his wife and child. Stipple engraving by L. Darcis after J.B. Isabey.
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Catalogue

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    The secret battle : emotional survival in the Great War / Michael Roper.

    Roper, Michael, 1959- | Date: 2009
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    A medical consultation while a patient dies; a group of soldiers with a family; men in an artist's loft. Coloured lithograph c. 1840.

    | Date: [c. 1840] | Reference: 16496i
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    A soldier returns and is greeted with great affection by his wife and child. Stipple engraving by L. Darcis after J.B. Isabey.

    Isabey, Jean-Baptiste, 1767-1855. | Date: 1797 | Reference: 27119i
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    A Scottish soldier sleeping after battle dreams of a reunion with his wife and family. Colour wood engraving by Edmund Evans after F. Goodall.

    Goodall, Frederick, 1822-1904. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 27146i
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    A soldier's family rest in a small cove, his wife amuses the children while he sleeps. Engraving by W. Greatbach, 1830, after R. Edmonstone.

    Edmonstone, Robert, 1795-1834. | Date: 1830 | Reference: 27168i
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