Night Bivouac of the British Army at Ferozshah on the 21st December 1845

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

India, Ferozeshah, Punjab (India)

Subjects

horseback, drum (as subject), rest/sleep, topography, night, telescope, horse, smoke, fire, tunic, death, musket, rifle (military), soldier, First Anglo-Sikh War, Battle of Ferozeshah

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, colour aquatint

Artist

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

Title

Night Bivouac of the British Army at Ferozshah on the 21st December 1845

Date

published 1 December 1848

Medium

Colour aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from John McMaster, August 1949

GAC number

894