
Study for ‘The Day after the Battle of Chevy Chase’, c. 1810–1812
Oil on panel
H 67.5 x W 94.5 cm
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
This image shows in detail the day after a battle. Men and horses lay dead on the field. The artist, Edward Bird, has captured the pallor of death in the skin of the corpses and the horses. The woman in the centre of the painting is overcome with grief and horror…
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