19th Century

henry nelson o'neil

Born 1817 Died 1880 Works span 1857–1857

henry nelson o'neil ara was an historical genre painter and minor victorian writer. he worked primarily with historical and literary subjects, but his best-known paintings dealt with the indian mutiny. eastward, ho!, dated august 1857 but exhibited the following year, depicts the british troops embarking for india. a second painting, home again (1859), shows the troops returning to england. he also had popular successes with romantic s…

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henry nelson o'neil

1817 – 1880

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