How do these two paintings reveal the painters' different
attitudes to war?
What aspects of the paintings reveal these attitudes?
'Scotland for Ever' 1881 by LadyButler
The painting depicts the charge of the Scots Greys at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815.
'Gassed' 1918 by John Singer Sargent
What had changed in the nature of war between the dates of
these two paintings?
i.e. how had the social / cultural / military context changed?
'Scotland for Ever' 1881 by LadyButler
The painting depicts the charge of the Scots Greys at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815.
'Gassed' 1918 by John Singer Sargent
What had changed in the nature of war between the dates of
these two paintings?
i.e. how had the social / cultural / military context changed?