Their Faces Never Fade

[elanlane13]

Here are some smudgy snaps of a one-off piece I recently finished.
It depicts a British surgeon the day after the Battle of Waterloo.
The starting point for this were some photos of doctors during covid I found on line. They were shown at the end of a shift, sitting, leaning forward, exhausted with a 1000 yard stare.
The figure is 54mm sculpted in Magic Sculp, Bees Putty and Duro.

 

[Tecumsea]

Unusual and original subject Rob. The wall and faces say it all.super work.

Keith

 

[Warren SMITH]

Different. But a real reminder of the sometimes forgotten hero's of such bloody conflicts.

 

[polyphemus]

Brilliant. I've very nearly finished working through the Waterloo Archives series. There are several documents in there written by medical staff at the time. This encapsulates much of the content of those documents.

Geoff

 

[Nap]

Hi Rob

Great to see you posting and what a very clever idea , everything’s there , the agony of his patients , the stare looks spot on

Nice presentation idea as well as the painting

Not a subject often seen , these look interesting books if I may



Thanks for sharing

Looking forward to seeing more

Nap

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Excellent work

Mobo

 

[Briggsy]

Cracking piece Rob, really brings home the reality of warfare.

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

Excellent work Rob, very imaginative, highly evocative and beautifully executed.

 

[Merryweather]

Wow, Rob that's brilliantly done!

 

[elanlane13]

Thank you all for the feedback.
Thanks for the book references Kev.

 

[gazer]

Excellent!
As a reserve military surgeon myself I take interest in history of military medicine.
Dr. Howard Martin authored "Wellington's Doctors" - I haven't read it (on my "to read" list), but have read his following book, Napoleon's Doctors which was very interesting.

Which references did you use for your fine vignette?

Best,

Benny