Anglo-Russian War with the Baltic Fleet, Sketches / O.W. Brierly, 1854
Anglo-Russian War with the Baltic Fleet, Sketches / O.W. Brierly, 1854
Anglo-Russian War with the Baltic Fleet, Sketches / O.W. Brierly, 1854
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Author / Creator
Date
1854
Call Numbers
PXA 522
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Physical Description
Contents
Albums - 32.3 x 27 x 1.5 cm. - 1 sketchbook (ca. 104 pencil - watercolour drawings)
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 2964 (PXA 522)
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The sketchbook relates to Brierly's visit to Kiel Bay and the anchorage of the Baltic Fleet at Niborg. Many sketches are of warships (such as the Neptune and Edinburgh) and open battle and gunfire at sea.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Anglo-Russian War with the Baltic Fleet, Sketches / O.W. Brierly, 1854
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Most of the sketches are rough and unfinished affording a sense of immediacy and the unpredictable nature of warfare.
The sketchbook is reversible, as it has been used from the front and back.
Some sketches are drawn over a double page.
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside cover.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on reverse of original cover.
Digital order no:Album ID : 824227...
Signature / Inscriptions
A non-contemporaneous title plate on front endpaper.
Contextual Information
Source
Transferred from Mitchell Manuscripts, Aug. 1997
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
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Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 522
Record Identifier
YzOgZE89
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOgZE89
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Reference code
404787
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