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Exterior of the House in which the Massacre of the Women and Children took place, etc

Print
1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
Brooks, Vincent (artist)
Crump, Charles Wade (Lieutenant) (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)
India (made)

Landscape format colour lithograph depicting a scene from the Massacre of Cawnpore. It illustrates the exterior of the house where the massacre of the women and children involved took place. It is lettered with the title, and 'London : Published Feby 8th 1858 by Henry graves & Co 6, Pall Mall.'


Object details

Categories
Prints
Colonialism and Empire
Military
Object type
Print
TitleExterior of the House in which the Massacre of the Women and Children took place, etc (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph, paper
Paper
Colour Lithograph
Brief description
'Exterior of the House in which the Massacre of the Women and Children took place, etc'; one of a series of three prints from 'The Massacre of Cawnpore' by Vincent Brooks after sketches made by Lieut. C.W. Crump (1825-1857) in August 1857
Physical description
Landscape format colour lithograph depicting a scene from the Massacre of Cawnpore. It illustrates the exterior of the house where the massacre of the women and children involved took place. It is lettered with the title, and 'London : Published Feby 8th 1858 by Henry graves & Co 6, Pall Mall.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.625in
  • Width: 13.375in
Dimensions taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Marks and inscriptions
'London : Published Feby 8th 1858 by Henry graves & Co 6, Pall Mall.' (Lettered on the print. )
Credit line
Given by Mr. Hubert Brinton.
Subject depicted
The Siege of Cawnpore
Place depicted
India
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.9-1934

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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