After the Storming (The Dying Drummer Boy)
Frederic James Shields 1833 - 1911
Summary
A hilly landscape littered with the dead and injured of a British army battalian after a battle. To the left a soldier in a red coat lies in an impossible position with a head wound. Other red coated bodies are on the ground in the distance. In the centre a young soldier with a bandaged head, kneels down to tend to a young wounded soldier lying on his back, by offering him a drink out of a red flask whilst he supports his head and neck with his left arm. The injured man lying on the ground is holding a cloth against a wound on his chest. His red coat has been torn open and his skin has a grey/blue hue to it. The colour of his red hair and eyebrows are in stark contrast to the pallor of his skin. His eyes are closed and his rleft arm lies limply at his side. The young man is propped up on the body of another dead soldier whose head is at the very front of the painting on the right hand side. This soldier was also carrying a drum which is still in the grasp of his right hand.
Object Name
After the Storming (The Dying Drummer Boy)
Creators Name
Date Created
unknown
accession number
1917.283
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Medium
watercolour
gouache
gum arabic
Credit
Leicester Collier Bequest
Legal
© Manchester Art Gallery
 1984.35, Lachlan McLachlan.1200x1200.jpg)
