1st Brigade embarking, Kantara

Place Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Kantara
Accession Number ART02820
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 29.5 x 44.5 cm; unframed: 20 x 35.4 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on wood panel
Maker Lambert, George
Place made Egypt: Suez Canal
Date made 2 June 1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

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.