The Murder of Sir Louis Cavagnari at Kabul. 1879
Watercolour
1879 (painted)
1879 (painted)
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Watercolour, The Murder of Sir Louis Cavagnari at Kabul. 1879, John Absolon
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| Title | The Murder of Sir Louis Cavagnari at Kabul. 1879 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour heightened with white over pencil, on three pieces of paper joined |
| Brief description | Watercolour, The Murder of Sir Louis Cavagnari at Kabul. 1879, John Absolon |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: `Bt A. Mathews, Sept. 1972 £15'. |
| Historical context | An incident in the Second Afghan War. Cavagnari, appointed British Resident in Kabul on 24 July 1879, was murdered in the Bala Hissar in a mutiny by Afghan regiments on 3 September 1879. General Sir Frederick Roberts arrived to take charge in Kabul in October l879. The drawing appears to have been submitted for publication. |
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| Accession number | SD.3 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2007 |
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