'I do perceive a divided duty', 1880
Watercolour drawing by Major Thomas Strong Seccombe, for the series, 'Military Misreadings of Shakespeare', published by George Routledge, 1880 (c).
A soldier's wife, with two children in a push chair, greeting an officer of the 1st Life Guards as another officer strolls away. The quote is taken from Shakespeare's 'Othello', Act 1 Scene 3, and is spoken by Desdemona.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Seccombe served with the Royal Artillery.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1974-05-69-148-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Focus gallery
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1974-05-69-148-1
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