The Wounded Comrade

Nicholas Shiels

1884–89 · Brush and brown wash · Drawings and Prints

These soldiers wear Victorian era British military uniforms used in tropical climates, and the drawing likely represents an incident in a conflict such as the 1st Boer War (1880-81) or Sikkim Expedition (1888). Shiels worked in Edinburgh and traveled to Australia but little is known about his career.

Artist: Nicholas Shiels
Date: 1884–89
Medium: Brush and brown wash
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Alphonse Legros, 1892

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