The Battered Barracks, in which General Sir Hugh Wheeler defended himself

Physical description

Print, in a folder with a title and a sheet of descriptive letterpress, depicting a barracks.

Place of Origin

London, England (published)

Date

February 8 1858 (published)

Artist/maker

Vincent Brooks, born 1814 - died 1885 (lithographer)
Crump, Charles Wade (Lieutenant), born 1825 - died 1857 (after, draughtsman)
Graves, Henry, born 1806 - died 1892 (publisher)

Materials and Techniques

Lithotint

Marks and inscriptions

'The Battered Barracks, in which General Sir Hugh Wheeler defended himself '
'Lieutt. C. W. Crump del. Vincent Brooks Lith. London. Published Feby 8th 1858, by Henry Graves & Co., Pall Mall.'

Dimensions

Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 34 cm

Descriptive line

Print entitled 'The Battered Barracks, in which General Sir Hugh Wheeler defended himself'. One of three plates recording the Cawnpore Massacre and contained in a folder. Lithotints by Vincent Brooks after C. W. Crump, 1858.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
The full text of the entry is as follows:

"BROOKS, Vincent (worked mid-19th century)
A Pictorial Record of the Cawnpore Massacre [1857]. Plates (3) in a folder with a title and a sheet of descriptive letterpress, published by Henry Graves & Co., London, and R. C. Lepage & Co. Calcutta, 1858.
Each lettered with a title and Lieutt. C. W. Crump del. Vincent Brooks Lith. London. Published Feby 8th 1858, by Henry Graves & Co., Pall Mall.
Litho-tints. Each 24.4 x 34 cm.
E.1405, 1406, 1406A-1959
Given by Mr James Laver, CBE
The Battered Barracks, in which General Sir Hugh Wheeler defended himself
E.1405-1959"

Techniques

Lithotint

Subjects depicted

War; Barracks; Cawnpore

Categories

Prints

Collection code

PDP