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Charge of Household Cavalry at Kassassin - 1882

Watercolour
1886 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCharge of Household Cavalry at Kassassin - 1882 (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Indian and black ink, wash and bodycolour, heightened with white, laid down on card
Brief description
Watercolour, `Charge of Household Cavalry at Kassassin - 1882'. 1886. William S. Perry
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.2cm
  • Width: 56cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated W.S. Perry 1886., inscribed with title on original mount in another hand
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Historical context
SD.772-SD.798 are 27 scenes from the British Campaign in Egypt, 1882, and the Nile Expedition, 1884-5. See the ILN and The Graphic, 1882 and 1884-5 for contemporary accounts of the military incidents, and illustrations of similar scenes. Cf. sketches by Count Gleichen (SD.426:1-45) and O. Norie (SD701-702); see also Searight Archive.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.772

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Record createdMarch 20, 2008
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