B03211
Photograph B03211 First World War, 1914-1918A general view of the town showing Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) in the background. A mosque is to the right and a stone wall is in the foreground.
Tiberias Accession Number: ART02822
Description
Depicts a landscape of fields with stone walls in front of a town with a mosque and white flat-topped buildings. Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Gallilee) and hills are seen in the background. Tiberias, on the west coast of the sea of Gallilee, was captured on 25 September 1918 by Major Macpherson of the 8th Light Horse Regiment.
Details
Accession Number
ART02822
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on wood panel
Measurement
framed: 25 x 40 cm
unframed: 15 cm x 30.5 cm
unframed: 15 cm x 30.5 cm
Medium
oil on wood panel
Date Made
1919
Place Made
Gallery location
Main Bld: First World War Gallery, Sinai Palestine 1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1921
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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