Gordon's Tomb, St Paul's Cathedral
Drawing
1894-1895 (drawn)
1894-1895 (drawn)
| Artist/Maker |
Drawing of a family group looking at a funerary monument
Object details
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| Title | Gordon's Tomb, St Paul's Cathedral (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Black chalk, pencil, pen and Indian ink, and wash, heightened with white, laid down on card |
| Brief description | Drawing, `Gordon's Tomb, St. Paul's Cathedral', 1894-1895. Charles Paul Edouard (1845-1924) |
| Physical description | Drawing of a family group looking at a funerary monument |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and artist's name in another hand on mount The Graphic, 26 January 1895, p.85. |
| Gallery label | General Gordon, killed during the siege of Khartoum in 1885, was revered as one of the great Christian military heroes of the 19th century. A visit to his monument was an opportunity for moral education. Children would learn a correct response in such a situation from their parents' behaviour |
| 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. fr. Abbott & Holder - Barnes. Jan.1962, £1-5[shillings] '. |
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| Accession number | SD.869 |
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| Record created | March 9, 2006 |
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