| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART09447.011 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 8.9 x 13 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Elliott, Dudley Marwood |
| Place made | Egypt |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Mosque Sultan Hassan
Description
A small sketch of the mosque Sultan Hassan, in Cairo, Egypt. The mosque was constructed in 1256 as a mosque and school for all religious sects and is considered an outstanding Islamic monument. 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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