Rest Camp Taranto Accession Number: ART11393.026

Description

Lambert spent three days at the southern Italian town of Taranto on his way with the Australian Historical Mission to Gallipoli in 1919. The rest camp was approximately 4 miles outside of the town.

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Accession Number
ART11393.026
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour, lead pencil, carbon pencil
Measurement
Overall: 19 cm x 30.4 cm
Medium
watercolour, lead pencil, carbon pencil on paper
Date Made
25-27 January 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
purchased 1930
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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