Battle near Metemmeh
Drawing
1885 (made)
1885 (made)
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Sketch in an album containing sketches (19) and photographs (26) of views, troops, and events from Lord Wolseley's Nile Campaign of 1884-1885. Half-bound in green morocco
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Title | Battle near Metemmeh (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil |
Brief description | 'Battle near Metemmeh'. Pencil sketch in an album containing sketches (19) and photographs (26) of views, troops, and events from Lord Wolseley's Nile Campaign of 1884-1885. Albert Edward, Lord Gleichen |
Physical description | Sketch in an album containing sketches (19) and photographs (26) of views, troops, and events from Lord Wolseley's Nile Campaign of 1884-1885. Half-bound in green morocco |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title. Dated Jan. 19. 85 |
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 Sotheby's, June 1970 £52'. [For the whole album] |
Historical context | The Nile Campaign included members of the Camel Corps and fellow officers of the Guards Camel Regiment in that corps. See Searight Archive for details of military action and correlation between sketches and Gleichen's publication. Cf. W. S. Perry (SD.772-SD.798), O. Norie (SD.701-SD.702), and contemporary volumes of the Illustrated London News and The Graphic. |
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Accession number | SD.426:33 |
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Record created | November 4, 2008 |
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