Title

'Ditch of the Bastion Du Mat', 1856. Artist: Edmund Walker.

Caption

'Ditch of the Bastion Du Mat', 1856. A depiction of an episode from the Crimean War (1853 - 1856). The Bastion du Mat was a redoubt built by the French Army at the far left of the British lines and facing the Russian front at Sebastopol (1855). After William Simpson (1823-1899). From The Seat of War in the East, by William Simpson [Paul & Dominic Colnaghi, London, 1856]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1856

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C79_307

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32,1Mb (2,4Mb) / 14,3in x 8,7in / 4284 x 2616 (300dpi)

Keywords

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