The Black Brunswicker
1860
ヴィクトリア朝時代を代表するイギリスの画家。 11歳という異例の若さで王立芸術院（ロイヤル・アカデミー）の付属学校に入学した早熟の天才であり、晩年には同院の総裁…
A man in a jet-black uniform announces his departure, while a woman clutches the doorknob tightly, trying to prevent him from leaving.
The lustrous white satin dress and the black military attire, imbued with the scent of death, create a cruel contrast.
The year is 1815, the eve of the historic Battle of Waterloo.
The 'Black Brunswickers,' to which the man belongs, were an elite unit formed under the oath of 'Death or Glory,' bearing a skull emblem on their caps.
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