Too good to last. II.
1885
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Too good to last. II. is a 1885 watercolor by William S. Perry, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting "Too good to last. II." depicts a man riding a camel in the desert. The man is dressed in white robes and a red cloak, holding a bow and arrow. The camel is brown with a red blanket on its back. The background is a vast desert landscape with a few rocks and bushes. The artist's use of watercolour creates a sense of movement and energy in the scene. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, capturing the dynamic motion of the camel and rider. This painting is reminiscent of the work of artists who specialized in capturing the beauty of the natural world. To learn more about the artist's technique, you can explore the use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth.
A watercolour drawing titled *Too good to last. II.* by William S. Perry, created in 1885, depicts a scene from the British Campaign in Egypt (1882) or the Nile Expedition (1884–85). The work is one of 27 scenes in a series documenting these military events, with related imagery available in contemporary publications such as *The Graphic* and the *Illustrated London News*. Comparable sketches by other artists, including Count Gleichen and O. Norie, also reference similar scenes from the same campaigns.
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A British watercolour artist active in the 1880s, William S. Perry painted scenes from Egypt’s military outposts in vivid, portable washes. His sheets include Outpost duty at El Gubat. Night. (1886) and Outpost duty at…
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