Accepted at the Paris Salon in 1881, The Wounded Poacher was designed to show off the young artist's talent.
The poacher is seen foreshortened, slouched on a chair in a dark cottage interior. A young woman tends to his wounds, her calm attention contrasting with the pained expression on his face. Some of the objects are in disarray following the poacher's presumably dramatic entrance. The muted earthy colours suit the subject, and the paint is applied in different ways in various parts of the picture.
Thaddeus travelled throughout Europe during his career, and also worked in the United States, North Africa and Australia. Best known as a portrait painter, Thaddeus was elected a full member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1901.
International Exhibition, Cork, 1902
The Irish Impressionists, Irish Artists in France and Belgium, 1850-1914, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 9 October - 18 November 1984; Ulster Museum, Belfast, 1 February - 10 March 1985
French 19th and 20th Century Paintings from the National Gallery of Ireland: Corot to Picasso, Daimaru Museum, Tokyo, 5 September - 17 September 1996; Daimaru Museum, Kyoto, 10 October - 22 October 1996; Kawaguchiko Museum of Art, Yamanashi, 26 October - 2 December 1996; Daimaru Museum, Umeda,Osaka, 22 January - 9 February 1997; Aomori Municpal Gallery of Art, Aomori, 2 April - 20 April 1997
Rural Ireland: The Inside Story, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, 10 February - 3 June 2012
Trove, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 3 December 2014 - 8 March 2015