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Watercolour of sailors and officers in dark uniforms gathered around a shrouded body on a ship's deck at night, lit by a hanging lamp.

Boer War: a funeral on board a ship at night with officers and crew standing round the body. Watercolour with gouache by W. T. Maud, 1899.

A night funeral on a warship's deck, with sailors and officers in dark uniforms standing around a shrouded body under a hanging lamp. Crew watch from a gangway above, and the scene is rendered in watercolour and gouache with strong light and shadow.

Artist
William T. Maud
Date
[1899]
Medium
Periodical illustrations Watercolors Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2742 × 4000 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: En camino al frente: un funeral en el mar, 1899

Un funeral nocturno en la cubierta de un buque de guerra, con marineros y oficiales de uniforme oscuro de pie alrededor de un cuerpo envuelto en un sudario, bajo una lámpara colgante. La tripulación observa desde una pasarela superior, y la escena está pintada en acuarela y gouache con fuertes contrastes de luz y sombra.

Português: A caminho da frente: um funeral no mar, 1899

Um funeral noturno no convés de um navio de guerra, com marinheiros e oficiais de uniforme escuro em pé ao redor de um corpo envolto em mortalha, sob uma lâmpada suspensa. A tripulação observa de uma passarela acima, e a cena é feita em aquarela e guache com forte contraste de luz e sombra.

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