Simpson and his donkey

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number ART19556
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 44 x 34cm Frame: 54 x 44cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on composition board
Maker Perkins, George Henry
Date made unknown
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

This painting of Simpson and his donkey was made from a photograph by Mr Hartly-Williams on 25 April 1915. The painting shows a wounded man wearing a pith helmet assisted by the famous Private Simpson Kirkpatrick at Gallipoli, 1915.