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Bringing in a spy. Jan. 1885

Watercolour
1885 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBringing in a spy. Jan. 1885 (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and black ink, black and blue washes, heightened with white, on rough paper, stuck down on board
Brief description
Watercolour, `Bringing in a spy. Jan. 1885.' William S. Perry
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.1cm
  • Width: 18.3cm
Sight size
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed W S Perry 1st Life Guards, inscribed with title in another hand on the mount
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
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.776

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Record createdMarch 20, 2008
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