The Interior of a Hospital Tent, watercolour painting by John Singer Sargent, 1918
Soldiers lie in beds whilst recovering from sickness or combat related injuries in a World War I field hospital. The artist had been stricken with influenza in September, 1918 and was subsequently bedridden for a week at a hospital much like the one shown. Here the lived experiences of the influenza pandemic and World War I paint a broader picture of the connection between war and diseases.
Imperial War Museums, London
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Sargent, J. S. (2025, November 04). The Interior of a Hospital Tent. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21245/the-interior-of-a-hospital-tent/
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Sargent, John Singer. "The Interior of a Hospital Tent." World History Encyclopedia, November 04, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21245/the-interior-of-a-hospital-tent/.
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