Lord Kitchener on horseback, pointing at the Mahdi's tomb at Omdurman, at night
Watercolour
ca. 1899 (painted)
ca. 1899 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Lord Kitchener on horseback, pointing at the Mahdi's tomb at Omdurman, at night (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Grey wash and gouache, heightened with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Lord Kitchener on horseback, pointing at the Mahdi's tomb at Omdurman, at night, about 1899, by Richard Caton Woodville Junior RI ROI |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed R. Caton Woodville |
| 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: - `Maggs, Feb.1970, £24' [with SD.1220] |
| Historical context | The Battle of Omdurman took place in 1898. This portrait, and SD.1220 were presumably intended for reproduction in a periodical. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971 |
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| Accession number | SD.1219 |
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| Record created | April 25, 2008 |
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