File:Alphonse de Neuville - The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879 - Google Art Project.jpg
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Summary
Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville: The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q1494309 Details on Google Art Project |
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Title |
The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879 title QS:P1476,en:"The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879"
label QS:Len,"The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879" |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Genre | history painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Painting of the Battle of Rorke's Drift which took place in Natal during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. De Neuville based the painting on eye witness accounts and it depicts several events of the battle occurring at once. Defenders depicted in the painting:
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Date |
1880 date QS:P571,+1880-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 oil on canvasmedium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 2,610 mm (102.75 in); width: 3,770 mm (12.36 ft) dimensions QS:P2048,2610U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,3770U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q705551 |
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Current location |
Level Ground level (Details of level on Google Art Project) room 19th + 20th c European art (Details of room on Google Art Project) |
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Accession number |
735 |
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Object history |
Fine Art Society PLC (England, estab. 1876), London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from the Fine Art Society 1882. 'The Defence of Rorke's Drift 1879' was commissioned by the Fine Art Society. |
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Inscriptions |
Signed and dated l.r., black oil "A de Neuville / 1880". |
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Notes | More info at museum site | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/735/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | 5AFi-BKNCeU_VA at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level |
Licensing
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