| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART11395 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall - Closed: 15.3 cm x 13 cm |
| Object type | Sketchbook |
| Physical description | pencil, pen and brown ink, pen and blue ink, in sketchbook of 22 bound leaves in green-grey paper-covered boards, with black linen binding |
| Maker |
Lambert, George |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo, Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Deiran, Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Ramleh |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Pocket book No. 1 [sketchbook containing 22 drawings of figures, horses and landscapes]
Description
A sketchbook used by George Lambert during his travels to Ramleh, Deiran, Richon, Eygpt and London, containing drawings of figures, horses, ambulance vehicles, heads, the Egyptian Sphinx at Cairo, the 7th Light Horse at Nalin, and other scenes. There is also a drawing of a horse's head by Major Kendall.
Title inscribed by Lambert on front cover as 'Poket Book No. 1, Containing Notes and Material for pictures, Lieut. G.W.Lambert'. Inside the back cover is the right profile of what Lambert has titled 'Type of Italiano Gypo'.
- recto: [artist notes]; verso: behind front line
- recto: knocked np; verso: not titled [incomplete drawing]
- Major Kendall's Rivalry
- recto: the digout of the official artist; verso: ambulance
- recto: [portrait of woman refugee and field cashier]; verso: [portrait studies]
- recto: 7th L.H. [illeg]; verso: Leading horse carrying field gun
- recto: H.E. & Shrapnel busting [illeg.] Enemy Planes near Devian; verso: Leading Field Gun
- recto: Field Guns Mounted; recto: N. 3. horse
- recto: The Band Playing on Synagogue Steps; verso: The Road [illeg.] The Hills
- recto: note for band playing; verso: Richon P.O.
- recto: Arab Bmts Listening to Band; verso: note for above
- Arab horse
- recto: [study of camel, arab soldier, legs]; verso: study of groups of soldiers and men
- recto: Arab & Bedouin Family
- recto: not titled [camel in desert landscape]; verso: not titled [study of Sphinx head]
- recto: Sphiinx, Cairo; verso: not titled [rectangle lines]
- recto: not titled [skull]; verso: Saddling up my mount
- recto: not titled [study of horses]; the pack
- recto: the Market Ramleh; verso: not titled [study of people]
- recto: not titled [study of horse with foal]; verso: Deiran
- recto: On the Road up to the hills; verso: proportion of [illeg.] and equipment on horse
- recto: [illeg.] Arab hut, Deiran; verso: Mule "Dropped Out"