title: Art in wartime: The First Wounded, London Hospital, August 1914.
abstract: John Lavery's The First Wounded, London Hospital, August 1914 records a memorable event in the First World War. This painting and the archives of the Royal London Hospital provide a fascinating insight into the nursing and medical care of these early war casualties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. maureen.park@glasgow.ac.uk
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: R H R
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D006676:History of Nursing; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000266:history*; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D047828:World War I