retribution, edward armitage, 1858, leeds city art gallery in 1848 armitage exhibited first time @ royal academy when showed 2 paintings, henry viii , catherine parr, , trafalgar (also known death of nelson). continued send contributions years until death. these included retribution (1858), esther s banquet (1865) (also known festival of esther), remorse of judas (1866), herod s birthday feast (1868), deputation faraday (1871), julian apostate (1875), pygmalion s galatea (1878), meeting of st. francis , st. dominic (1882), faith (1884), siren (1888), , portrait of brother late t.r. armitage, m.d., friend of blind (1893). the siren, edward armitage, 1888, leeds city art gallery probably best known of these armitage s huge imperialistic painting, retribution, in allegorized suppression , punishment of indian mutiny great britain in 1857. painted after details of massacre of british soldiers, women , children had been circulated press. illustrated london news of 1859 described retributi...
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