| Accession Number | ART19671 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 27 x 16.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | brush and ink with wash, heightened with white, over pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Hardy, Norman H. |
| Place made | South Africa |
| Date made | c 1900 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Major Fiaschi at Paardeburg
Description
One of a series of illustrations reproduced in a book by Frank Wilkinson, 'Australia at the front: A colonial view of the Boer War', John Long, London, 1901. Hardy based his illustrations on sketches and photographs by the author who was a special war correspondent in South Africa. Depicts Major T H Fiaschi, NSW Medical Corps, directing surrendering Boers to place rifles and ammunition in a pile.