Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

John Harris III was an aquatint engraver of sporting and military subjects after works by contemporary artists. He was born in London and may have been the son of the watercolourist, illustrator and lithographer known as John Harris II. However, it has also been suggested that he was the son of a cabinet maker. Harris remained in London for the duration of his life and worked mainly for the publisher Ackermann and Fores.

Places

Pakistan, Chillianwala, Punjab (Pakistan), India

Subjects

horseback, horse, turban, death, shield, lance, sword, soldier, Second Anglo-Sikh War, Battle of Chillianwala

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, colour aquatint

Artist

John, III Harris (1811 - 1865)
Henry Martens ( - 1854)

Title

Charge of the 3rd King’s Own Dragoons at the Battle of Chillienwallah, January 13th, 1849

Date

published 18 December 1849

Medium

Colour aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from John McMaster, August 1949

GAC number

893