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With the Turks at Shipka - Allah! Allah! A Turkish charge after an unsuccessful assault by the Russians

Watercolour
1877 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleWith the Turks at Shipka - Allah! Allah! A Turkish charge after an unsuccessful assault by the Russians (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Black ink and wash and grey bodycolour
Brief description
Watercolour, `With the Turks at Shipka - "Allah! Allah!" A Turkish charge after an unsuccessful assault by the Russians', 1877, by John Dawson Watson OWS
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.1cm
  • Width: 22cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed J. D. W.; inscribed on the mount, in another hand, The horrors of War. Sketch made during the Russo-Turkish War. Drawn by J.D. Watson.
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: - `R. Appleby, Nov.1970, £4'.
Historical context
Reproduced in The Graphic, Vol.xvi, 13 October 1877, p.357. The drawing depicts an incident during the struggle in the Shipka Pass, August 1877, a battle of the Russo-Turkish War (described in The Graphic, 29 September 1877, pp.16, 20). The caption to the engraving of SD.1189 states that 'the impetuous charge of the Turkish soldier is well known. With visions of Paradise before him, if he falls while fighting the "unbeliever" he cares little for death, and with the battle-cry of "Allah! Allah!" will dauntlessly dash himself against the most serried ranks of breech-loaders'.
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Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.1189

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Record createdApril 24, 2008
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