Sketches made during the Campaign of 1854-55 in the Crimea, Circassia and Constantinople

1854

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Early 19th Century

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Sketches made during the Campaign of 1854-55 in the Crimea, Circassia and Constantinople is a 1854 by Henry A Churchill, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Henry A Churchill
When & what style?: 1854 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This sketch shows a woman wearing a headscarf with a few coins sewn onto it. Her face is blurred, and she’s wrapped in a loose shawl. The lines are quick and rough, almost like a hurried sketch. The handwriting on the paper says it’s part of a series drawn during wars in the 1850s. The artist focused on real people, not polished portraits. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more sketches like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A sketch pasted into a volume depicts a Turkish woman in Kars, created during the Crimean War campaign of 1854–55 by Henry A. Churchill.

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About the artist

Artist

Henry A Churchill

Henry Churchill drew what he saw during a war. In *Sketches made during the Campaign of 1854-55 in the Crimea, Circassia and Constantinople*, he recorded tents, battles, and streets with quick lines on paper. These…

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