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Oval colour engraving of a sleeping soldier in tartan beside a tree and campfire, with a dream vision of a woman and child above.

A Scottish soldier sleeping after battle dreams of a reunion with his wife and family. Colour wood engraving by Edmund Evans after F. Goodall.

An oval colour wood engraving shows a soldier in tartan dress asleep on the ground beside a tree, a campfire glowing at left. Above him, a bright cloud vision shows a woman and child with a figure reaching toward them.

Artist
Frederick Goodall
Date
1800-1899
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3080 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Soldado escocés sueña con reencontrarse con su esposa e hijos

Una ilustración ovalada en color, grabado en madera, muestra a un soldado con vestimenta de tartán dormido en el suelo junto a un árbol, con una fogata encendida a la izquierda. Sobre él, una visión luminosa entre las nubes muestra a una mujer y a un niño, y una figura se extiende hacia ellos.

Português: Soldado escocês sonha com o reencontro com a esposa e os filhos

Uma gravura em madeira colorida, de formato oval, mostra um soldado de traje xadrez adormecido no chão ao lado de uma árvore, com uma fogueira acesa à esquerda. Acima dele, uma visão luminosa nas nuvens mostra uma mulher e uma criança, e uma figura estende os braços em direção a elas.

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