Place | Africa: North Africa, Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), Mersa Matruh |
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Accession Number | ART30080 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 30.2 x 49 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | watercolour on paper |
Maker |
Herbert, Harold |
Place made | Egypt |
Date made | 1941 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The town, Mersa Matruh
Description
The town - The colourless town of Mersa Matruh from the hills on the outskirts near the railway yards. With the exception of a few renovated buildings, villas etc, the town is a mass of crumbling ruins and dust'.