print
- Museum number
- 2010,7081.6619
- Title
- Object: An Angel of Mercy
- Description
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Florence Nightingale approaching from the left carrying a lamp, looking at a wounded soldier lying in a makeshift bed in a large room, with other wounded men in the background, and a table set with a basin, bottle and towel behind to left; after Butterworth. 1855
Mixed method mezzotint
- Production date
- 1855
- Dimensions
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Height: 418 millimetres
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Width: 368 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
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Declared to the Printsellers' Association
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This print was acquired for reference purposes only. Its condition is so poor that it cannot be displayed.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Crimean War 1853-1856
- Acquisition date
- 2010
- Acquisition notes
- Acquired with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Friends of the British Museum, the Art Fund, Mrs Charles Wrightsman, the Michael Marks Charitable Trust, and numerous individual donors.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 2010,7081.6619