A Soldier Relating His Exploits in a Tavern

A Soldier Relating His Exploits in a Tavern is an 1821 genre painting by the British artist John Cawse.^{[1] [2]} It depicts a scene in a inn where an infantrymen of the British Army is regaling the others present with his stories of military service. As he is wearing a Waterloo Medal and gestures towards an print on the wall he is clearly speaking of his participation of the Hundred Days campaign of 1815. ^[3]

A Soldier Relating His Exploits in a Tavern
Artist	John Cawse
Year	1821
Type	Oil on panel, genre painting
Dimensions	32.4 cm × 50.2 cm (12.8 in × 19.8 in)
Location	National Army Museum, Chelsea

It conformed to a popular perception that soldiers and veterans were naturally at home in public houses. ^[4] The painting is today in the collection of the National Army Museum in Chelsea, having been acquired in 1992.^[5]