Jerry Barrett (1824–21 January 1906) was an

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painter of the

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. His most notable work was the

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depiction ''The Mission of Mercy:

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receiving the wounded at Scutari'' (1858) which is in the

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, paired with ''Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers''. There is documentation to suggest that Barrett traveled to the Crimea to obtain sketches for his pictures.Harrington, Peter (1993). ''British Artists and War: The Face of Battle in Paintings and Prints, 1700-1914''. London: Greenhill, page 147 ''Queen Victoria's First Visit to Her Wounded Soldiers'' was exhibited at the Royal Exhibition Gallery in Piccadilly in May, 1856, and engraved by Agnews. It was

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who purchased ''The Mission of Mercy'' from the artist in August 1857, and exhibited it at Leggatt and Hayward Gallery in Cornhill in the summer of 1858 at the height of the

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Works

File:Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers by Jerry Barrett.jpg, Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers by Jerry Barrett File:Sheridan assisting Miss Linley, Jerry Barrett (1824–1906).jpg, Sheridan assisting Miss Linley, Jerry Barrett (1824–1906) File:Florence Nightingale with Charles Holte Bracebridge and Seli Wellcome V0017996.jpg, Florence Nightingale with Charles Holte Bracebridge and Selina Bracebridge File:Jerry Barrett Gretna Green 1857.png, Painting by Jerry Barrett File:Jerry Barrett - The Letter - 54.147.79 - Rhode Island School of Design Museum.jpg, Jerry Barrett - The Letter - 54.147.79 - Rhode Island School of Design Museum File:Jerry Barrett young dancer.jpg, Painting by Jerry Barrett File:Letter by Jerry Barrett.jpg, Letter by Jerry Barrett

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Jerry Barrett on ArtnetNightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari
(National Portrait Gallery, London) 1824 births 1906 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters 20th-century English painters 20th-century English male artists 19th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub