Entrance to the Bolan Pass from Dadur

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Artist/Maker	Henry Graves & Company (publishers) W. H. Allen (publishers) James Atkinson (artist) Haghe (engraver) Haghe (engraver)
Place of origin	Pakistan (drawn) Britain (printed)

Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting a view of the Bolan Pass, from a series of 26 plates after sketches by James Atkinson. There are streams of infantrymen flowing in orderly lines through the mountain pass, follwed by groups of people riding camels and elephants. The print depicts a period in the First Afghan War, also known as 'Auckland's Folly'. Lettered with title.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Lithograph
Titles	Entrance to the Bolan Pass from Dadur (assigned by artist) Sketches from Afghanistan (series title)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph Paper Lithography Printing
Brief description	Lithograph after a drawing by James Atkinson entitled 'Entrance to the Bolan Pass from Dadur', engraved by Charles and Louis Haghe. British School, 1842.
Physical description	Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting a view of the Bolan Pass, from a series of 26 plates after sketches by James Atkinson. There are streams of infantrymen flowing in orderly lines through the mountain pass, follwed by groups of people riding camels and elephants. The print depicts a period in the First Afghan War, also known as 'Auckland's Folly'. Lettered with title.
Dimensions	Height: 37cm Width: 25.2cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted	Passes Elephant Camels Crowds First Afghan War
Places depicted	Afghanistan Bolan Pakistan
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SP.58

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1108068/entrance-to-the-bolan-pass-lithograph-james-atkinson/

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