Thomas WebsterEnglish, 1800–1886Sickness and Health
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Sickness and Health” now? Victoria and Albert Museum, Paintings, Room 82, The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries, London. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
RoomPaintings, Room 82, The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries
Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Webster exhibited this painting alongside a quotation from Wordsworth's poem 'The Three Cottage Girls': 'The cheerfulness of innocence survives to mitigate distress'. He starkly contrasts the girls dancing to organ music with the sick girl and her anxious family. A critic thought it 'a simple subject, treated with infinite grace and pathos'.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- FA.219[O]
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
