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French troops at Médéa, Algeria

Watercolour
19th century (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing

Object details

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Object type
TitleFrench troops at Médéa, Algeria (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Water- and bodycolour, over pencil, heightened with white
Brief description
Watercolour, French troops at Médéa, Algeria, by Gaspard Gobaut
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
  • Width: 25.7cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed Gobaut; inscribed on former mount MIDEAH
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. Alister Mathews, Poole, Oct.1966 £25'.
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.428

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Record createdJanuary 22, 2008
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