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The Young Volunteer by Thomas Webster
The Young Volunteers
The Young Volunteer by Thomas Webster
The Young Volunteer by Thomas Webster

The Young Volunteers

Artist (Pimlico, England, 1800 - 1886)
Date1871
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 54 cm, Width: 91.7 cm
Frame: Height: 82.2 cm, Width: 119.2 cm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1941 by Mrs Taylor.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003588
About MeWebster painted small genre scenes of everyday life. He concentrated on school children at play, of which "The Young Volunteer" is typical.

His work was popular with the Victorian public who liked sentimental subjects, especially of children.

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Webster was known particularly for his rather sentimental depictions of incidents from everyday Victorian life, often with children as subjects.

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