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Title

Saving the Colours: The Guards at Inkerman. 

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Item (linked) part of

Canadian Historical Prints Collection [graphic material] (R13133-0-7-E)

Date(s)

1896

Place

Paris

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Publisher

Edinburgh

Extent

1 reproduction : colour photogravure, mounted on board

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Reproduction of a painting by Scottish artist Robert Gibb, depicting a scene of the Crimean War. As the battle rages on, a prominent figure stands at the centre of the scene, wearing a long grey coat and black hat, holding a sword. Lieutenant H.W. Verschoyle proudly holds aloft the battered flag of his regiment while the Duke of Cambridge can be seen in the right background welcoming the Guards.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)
90: Open
Volume
54 Item no. assigned by LAC 392
90: Open
Archival reference no.
R13133-406-2-E

Terms of use

Copyright : expired Credit : Library and Archives Canada, R13133-392

Additional name(s)

Artist: Gibb, Robert, 1845-1932.

Additional information

Custodial history
Exact provenance is unknown, but an inscription on the verso indicates that this item was "Presented to the Rideau Club by Capt. H. Graham". This may be Gen. Howard Graham (1898-1986) - see acc. no. 1993-177.

Location of originals note
Original painting by Robert Gibb (1895) is located at the Naval and Military Club, London, U.K.

Signatures and inscriptions
Recto, l.l.: PAINTED BY ROBERT GIBB, R.S.A. Recto, l.c.: Printed in Paris, Published 1st July 1896 by Aitken Dott & Son of Edinburgh and Mawson, Swan & Morgan of Newcastle-on-Tyne. / SAVING THE COLOURS / THE GUARDS AT INKERMAN Recto, l.r.: GOUPILGRAVURE. Recto, u.r.: Copyright 1896 by Aitken Dott and Son and Mawson Swan and Morgan.

Subject heading

1. Historical events - 1855.
2. Crimean War, 1853-1856.
3. Uniforms, Military.
4. military activity.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3994693