Study of a British Soldier with two camels, Camel Corps, Egypt, 1st Sudan War, 1885 (c)
oil on panel, oil painting
Accession Number
NAM.1963-11-194-2
Description
Study of a British Soldier with two camels, Camel Corps, Egypt, 1st Sudan War, 1885 (c). Oil on panel by Mrs Elizabeth Butler (1846-1933) (later Lady Butler), 1885 (c). Study of camel furniture and equipment. Lady Butler travelled to Wadi Halfa in 1886 and this is thought to be a study for the painting: ‘A Desert Grave: Nile Expedition 1885’ (since destroyed). On the reverse is an oil study of a Breton peasant boy 1887 (c) a preliminary study for ‘To the Front’.
Campaigns
1st Sudan War (1883-1885)
