Start I
Watercolour
1885 (painted)
1885 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Start I (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour, heightened with white, stuck down on board |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Start I'. 1885. William S. Perry |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed W S Perry 1 L Gds, inscribed with title in a later hand on board (1 L Gds refers to the Ist Life Guards) |
| 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. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.792 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2008 |
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