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, Punjab (Pakistan), Gujrat, India

Subjects

horseback, topography, tree, horse, smoke, military uniform, pith helmet, bayonet, cannon, musket, rifle (military), soldier, Second Anglo-Sikh War, Battle of Gujrat

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, colour aquatint

Artist

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

Title

The Battle of Goojerat, on the 21st February 1849

Date

published 29 July 1850

Medium

Colour aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from John McMaster, August 1949

GAC number

895