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A Distant Hail Storm Coming On, And the March of Soldiers with their Baggage

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1799

Soldiers and camp-followers emerge from a wooded hollow, a white horse and waggon leading the way. Trees under a stormy sky are shown, together with disturbed donkeys and cattle, and a group including a tearful woman and child.

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Title of artwork, date

A Distant Hail Storm Coming On, And the March of Soldiers with their Baggage, 1799

Date supported

1942

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

109 x 163 cm

Grant

350

Total cost

350

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