Listed for the Connaught Rangers or Recruiting in Ireland (1878) by Lady Butler (1846-1933).
Lady Butler leaves no doubt about the origins of the British soldiers. Here are the poor and homeless recruited to defend the empire. It’s a kind of anticipation of her later painting Evicted (1890).
Monday, April 25, 2011
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