Night Duty. Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (Scottish, 1901-1976). Oil on canvas. Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
During World War II, Zinkeisen worked as a medical artist and nursing auxiliary in the Order of St John at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. She made pathological drawings of war injuries for the Royal College of Surgeons. Perhaps this work depicts one of the nurses writing a letter to loved ones at home.