The Wounded Cavalier | William Shakespeare Burton | 1855 Select Size:12" x 9" is surrounded by a group

is surrounded by a group of nymphs and putti

Created in 1909-1910

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The Wounded Cavalier | William Shakespeare Burton | 1855 Select Size:12" x 9" is surrounded by a groupAbout the artwork: William Shakespeare Burtons oil painting The Wounded Cavalier (1855) portrays a poignant scene from the English Civil War: a gravely wounded Royalist courier lies pale and bleeding beneath an oak, his broken swords blade still embedded in the trunk, with its hilt fallen at his side amid scattered playing cards and fernsa testament to both violence and chance. A Puritan maiden tenderly supports him, compassionate and gentle, while