The Heavies Camp on fire at Hafir April 1885
Watercolour
1885 (painted)
1885 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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Title | The Heavies Camp on fire at Hafir April 1885 (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Black ink and wash, stuck down on card |
Brief description | Watercolour, "The Heavies Camp on fire at Hafir" April 1885. William S. Perry |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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Marks and inscriptions | Signed W.S.Perry, inscribed with title in another hand on the 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 | Presumably the `Heavies' of the title refers to the Heavy Brigade. 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.788 |
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Record created | March 21, 2008 |
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