1st Brigade embarking, Kantara Accession Number: ART02820

Description

Depicts a Tramp Steamer, possibly the 'Madras', moared at a wharf on the Suez Canal. Troops of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade can be seen on the bank and the wharf awaiting repatriation, and there are town buildings in the background.

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Accession Number
ART02820
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on wood panel
Measurement
framed: 29.5 x 44.5 cm
unframed: 20 cm x 35.4 cm
Medium
oil on wood panel
Date Made
2 June 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1921
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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