The_Relief_of_Ladysmith_by_John_Henry_Frederick_Bacon.jpg
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Summary
John Henry Frederick Bacon : The Relief of Ladysmith, 1900 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q6238806
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Title |
The Relief of Ladysmith, 1900
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
Meeting of the defenders and the relief column during the raising of the
siege of Ladysmith
on 28 February 1900 during the
Second Boer war
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Date |
1900
date QS:P571,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 76 cm (29.9 in); width: 114 cm (44.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,76U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,114U174728
(estimated)
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q731616
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Accession number |
NAM. 1996-04-1
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Object history |
1996: purchased by National Army Museum at Sotheby’s
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Inscriptions |
Caption:
Sir
George White
welcomes Major
Hubert Gough
with these words "Hello Hubert, how are you?" Shortly afterwards, moved by the ovation given him by his soldiers and townsfolk, he acknowledged their support and ending with these words "Thank God we have kept the flag flying"
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References | http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1996-04-1-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Art UK |
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