Place | Mediterranean: Malta |
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Accession Number | ART14023.011 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 17.3 x 25.4 cm sheet and image |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | watercolour and pencil heightened with white on paper |
Maker |
Young, Marianne |
Place made | Malta |
Date made | April 1854 |
Conflict |
Crimean War, 1853-1856 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Bhirchirccarra from Msida, Malta April
Description
A view down a valley with the township of Bhirchirccarra (Birkirkara, Malta) in the distance, walled fields, ruins and a windmill in the scene. This drawing is one of 26 illustrations by Mrs Marianne Young (also known as Marianne Postans) prepared for her book 'Our Camp in Turkey, and the way to it', published by Richard Bentley, London 1854. Due to the outbreak of the Crimean War they were not included in the original publication.