The wounded comrade
These soldiers wear Victorian era British military uniforms used in tropical climates, and the drawing likely represents an incident in a conflict such as the 1st Boer War (1880-81) or Sikkim Expedition (1888). Shiels worked in Edinburgh and traveled to Australia but little is known about his career.
Artwork Details
- Title: The wounded comrade
- Artist: Nicholas Shiels (British, active Edinburgh, 1884–89)
- Date: 1884–89
- Medium: Brush and brown wash
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 15 5/8 in. (28.6 x 39.7 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Gift of Alphonse Legros, 1892
- Object Number: 92.13.24
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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