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Goodbye Old Man - Soldier and dying horse during WWI

Goodbye Old Man is a striking image of a soldier bidding farewell to his fatally injured horse. Goodbye Old Man was commissioned by the Blue Cross in 1916 to raise money to help horses on active service.
The artist is Fortunino Matania and it is one of his most famous war-time illustrations. Fortunino Matania (1881 - 1963) was born in Naples.
During and after the war, his work adorned many a history book. During the 1st World War Matania mainly worked for the British magazine The Sphere as their star illustrator, usually producing one full page illustration or more per weekly issue.
He was also employed by the British government and commissioned by individual British regiments. He visited the front several times which allowed him to view wartime conditions at first hand and talk with soldiers about their experiences. From sketches and memory he could then finish a painting, often within a few days

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White horses of the Camargue on a stormy day

A group of four white horses in the Camargue region of France galloping through the water and heading straight for me.A storm was brewing and seemed to be coming our way, but luckily all we got was a few small spits of rain and a lovely stormy sky as a backdrop for these beautiful horses

© 2013 Barbara Neal

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American Homestead Winter

In a Currier & Ives print titled American Homestead Winter, a man with his dog carries firewood to his home as a couple in a horse-drawn slegh pass him on the road, 1868. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

© 2005 Getty Images

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