The coast of Anzac, Gallipoli Accession Number: ART03194

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Depicts a view of the coast line at ANZAC Cove with vessels in the harbour. This work was created just weeks after the landing and it portrays the steep hills the soldiers had to attempt to overcome to reach the Turkish positions. It was drawn from HMS 'Manica'.

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Accession Number
ART03194
Artist
Horace Moore-Jones
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour over pencil
Measurement
Overall: 18.4 cm x 95.9 cm
Medium
watercolour over pencil on paper
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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