Home Again, painting by Henry Nelson O'Neil (SEB contracted)
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- Synopsis
- This is ‘Home Again’(1858), a painting by Henry Nelson O'Neil. It focuses on the impact of overseas wars fought in the name of the British Empire. This painting has 4 tactile images - an overview of the whole painting and 3 detailed close-up images of specific character groups - and should be studied alongside the sister painting ‘Eastward Ho!’. Eastward Ho! caused a sensation at the Royal Academy when it was exhibited in 1858 at the height of the Indian Mutiny. The overview has been designed to show the layout of the painting by giving very basic information. When used in conjunction with the descriptive text, the overview should give the reader a more comprehensive idea of the painting than by just reading the descriptive text alone. Lines and textures have been used to show similar things in both overviews to enable them to be directly compared with each other. The character groups that feature in the detailed close-up images are shown in more detail than the other character groups with each group shown as a different texture and labelled 1-3. The other characters groups are shown just as an outline infilled with a light but rough texture with a braille label. The 3 detailed close-up images focus on 3 different stories that unfold in ‘Eastward Ho!’ and continue in ‘Home Again’. This painting again shows the side of a wooden sailing ship with the gangplank lowered down onto the quayside and the stern visible with a view into the distance behind the ship. The distant view shows more sailing ships moored near the quayside with passengers disembarking by a series of rowing boats overlooked by a tall watch-out tower flying a red flag. Hills surrounding the quayside can be seen in the far distance. The gangplank of the ship is crowded with soldiers, some accompanied by their families, desperate to go home. On the quayside are crowds of people waiting to greet their loved ones from the ship. Amongst the crowd are dockworkers who are helping to disembark the passengers and their families. (See overview and key.)
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/11/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Imperial War Museum
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.