Attack on Convoy of Wounded under Col. Talbot. Feb. 1885.
Watercolour
1885 (painted)
1885 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Attack on Convoy of Wounded under Col. Talbot. Feb. 1885. (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black ink and wash, and bodycolour, heightened with white, on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Attack on Convoy of Wounded under Col.Talbot. Feb. 1885.' William S. Perry |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title in another hand on original mount |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Historical context | SD.772-SD.798 are 27 scenes from the British Campaign in Egypt, 1882, and the Nile Expedition, 1884-5. See the ILN and The Graphic, 1882 and 1884-5 for contemporary accounts of the military incidents, and illustrations of similar scenes. Cf. sketches by Count Gleichen (SD.426:1-45) and O. Norie (SD701-702); see also Searight Archive. |
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| Accession number | SD.786 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2008 |
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