Landing of the Australian contingent at Souakim / George Rossi Ashton

Bib ID:
8660287
Format:
Picture
Author:
Ashton, George Rossi, 1851-1942, artist
Description:
  • 1885
  • 1 print : lithograph, hand coloured ; 42.5 x 55 cm on sheet 55 x 69.5 cm
Series:
New South Wales military deployment to Sudan, 1885.
Biography/History:

Painter and illustrator. George Rossi Ashton was born in England in 1857 and arrived in Australia in 1879. He covered many topical events of the period including the capture of Ned Kelly in 1880.

Notes:
  • Title from inscriptions and acquisitions documentation.
  • Part of the collection: New South Wales military deployment to Sudan, 1885.
  • Inscriptions: "Landing of the Australian contingent at Souakim"--Caption printed below image; "Published by Beckmann Bros. Printsellers to H.M. The Queen, London, 27 Cow Cross Street Farringdon Station"--Printed below image.
  • Condition: Yellowing, stained, soiled.
Source of Acquisition:
Purchased from Jane and Gerry Dorset (Brighton Antique Prints & Maps), 2022.
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
Beckmann Bros, active 1870-1887
Terms of Use:
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Related Records:
two-level-child

This belongs to the New South Wales military deployment to Sudan, 1885.
This collection contains 3 records.

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