LevelItem
Ref NoEHS/G/16/1
Alt Ref NoO/2903
Title[Ancient Soldiers] and [Arctic hunters and animals]
Date[mid 1880s-1890s]
Extent1 mounted drawing
Description[Front}: pencil drawing of a battle between two groups of ancient soldiers, one probably Roman since there is a vexillium far left and a mounted cavalryman in ornate armour at centre left. It was signed "Ernest H. Shepard" in blue felt tip, bottom left; [back] pencil drawing of [left] a group of hunters [possibly meant to be Inuit] standing [on an ice floe?] next to water, with harpoons and guns raised and harpoons flying toward and sticking in [right] 3 walruses, 2 basking and 1 (harpooned) whose head is visible from the water. Another animal, possibly a polar bear, is visible background left and a ship is in the background right.
Physical DescriptionMounted, size: medium
FormatArtwork
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