The Dying Warrior

Charles Landseer

1843

Royal Academy of Arts

City of Westminster, United Kingdom

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Description

painting by Charles Landseer (1799–1879), Royal Academy of Arts

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Medium

oil paint

Dimensions

80.2 × 100.3 cm

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It depicts a scene where a fatally wounded soldier clad in armour is read the last rites by a priest. It was inspired by the themes of the Romantic writer Walter Scott, and was initially exhibited with a quote from Scott's 1831 novel Castle Dangerous.