| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART09447.008 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 13 x 8.9 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Elliott, Dudley Marwood |
| Place made | Egypt |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Street in the Arab quarter
Description
A small sketch of a narrow street , with ancient Islamic buildings in the background, in the Arab quarter in Cairo, Egypt. In the foreground are people walking in the street and a donkey loaded up with straw. The drawing is by Lt. Dudley Marwood Elliott. He served with the 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry and died of wounds on 18 September 1918 near Roisel, France. D M Elliott was born in Brighton, Victoria in 1896, enlisted in August 1914, aged 18 and a half years and had been an architect before joining the Army.
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