| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART19674 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 18.4 x 26.2 cm (sheet); 14.8 x 24.4 cm (image) |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | brush and ink with wash, heightened with white, over pencil |
| Maker |
Hardy, Norman H. |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | c.1901 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) Period 1900-1909 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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New South Wales at Vet River
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. It depicts NSW troops advancing on Boer positions on the Vet River.