Broken down gharry horse, Cairo Accession Number: ART02703

Description

Depicts a bay stallion in a bridle, that would have been used to pull a cart, together with a seated Egyptian man wearing a red tarboosh (fez). He is most likely the gharry (cart) driver.

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Accession Number
ART02703
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on wood panel
Measurement
framed: 29.2 x 36.8 cm
unframed: 22.6 cm x 30.6 cm
Medium
oil on wood panel
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1918
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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