A poignant Victorian narrative painting depicting a wounded British officer recovering at home during the end of the Crimean War. As his wife rests beside him, he reads a newspaper announcing the end of hostilities. Their children play with toy animals from a wooden Noah's Ark, each symbolizing key nations in the conflict (the British lion, Russian bear, French rooster, and Ottoman turkey). The work captures a serene moment of emotional relief, domestic intimacy, and political symbolism.