Grief Gallery

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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Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, 1787

Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, 1787. Painted on the eve of the French Revolution and exhibited shortly after the fall of the Bastille in 1789. An episode from the life of Lucius Junius Brutus

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Victorian schoolboy bullies

Two English public school bullies tie one of their classmates to his chair while another uses a red hot poker to a€˜decoratea€™ the boya€™s box. Bullying is nothing new. From a€œFrank Fairlegh, or Scenes from the Life of A Private Pupila€ by Frank E Smedley (1818-1864) with illustrations by George Cruikshank. Published in 1850 by A Hall, Virtue & Co

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