General Sir Garnet Wolseley at Alexandria
Watercolour
1882-1901 (painted)
1882-1901 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | General Sir Garnet Wolseley at Alexandria (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour, heightened with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, General Sir Garnet Wolseley at Alexandria, 1882, by Orlando Norie |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed O. Norie |
| 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: - `Ex J.G.L.S.' [?] |
| Historical context | Wolseley landed in Alexandria on 16 August 1882 to take command of the British military campaign against the revolutionary army led by Arabi Pasha. This marked the start of the British occupation of Egypt. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971 |
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| Accession number | SD.702 |
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| Record created | March 13, 2008 |
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