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The Black Brunswicker
The Black Brunswicker (1860) is a painting by John Everett Millais. It was inspired in part by the exploits of the Black Brunswickers, a German volunteer corps of the Napoleonic Wars, during the Waterloo campaign and in part by the contrasts of black broadcloth and pearl-white satin in a moment of tender conflict. 
Subject.
The painting depicts a Brunswicker about to depart for battle. His sweetheart, wearing a ballgown, restrains him, trying to push the door closed, while he pulls
Lieutenant James Robinson, [[32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot|32nd Foot]]
- Ensign William James, 3rd Foot Guards
- Mr. Chad
- Mr. A.F. Dawkins, [[15th Hussars]] (wounded)
- Dr. Hyde
- Second-Lieutanant Gustavus Hume, Royal Artillery
- Rev. Samuel Briscall
Cultural influences.
[[File:John Everett Millais The Black Brunswicker.jpg|thumb|"The Black Brunswicker" by [[John Everett Millais|Millais]]]] 
The ball inspired a number of writers and