Images Dated 10th November 2011

The Battle of Majuba Hill

The Transvaal War: the Battle of Majuba Hill. Majuba Hill was the main battle of the First Boer War, and one which the British resoundingly lost. The officer to the left with binoculars is General Sir George Colley, commanding officer, who was killed by Boer marksmen; to facilitate his ascent of the hill (says the ILN), he took off his boots and during the fighting wore only socks and slippers; the officer in the foreground to whom the doctor is offering a flask is Major L C Singleton of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders who died of his wounds. The figure on the extreme left is J A Cameron, Special Correspondent of the Standard. Date: 27th February 1881

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Grouse in a Snow Storm, 1890 (oil on canvas laid on board)

659704 Grouse in a Snow Storm, 1890 (oil on canvas laid on board) by Liljefors, Bruno Andreas (1860-1939); 33x48.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grouse in a Snow Storm. Bruno Liljefors (1860-1939). Oil on canvas laid on board. Signed and dated 1890. 33 x 48.2cm); Photo A© Christie's Images; Swedish, out of copyright

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Esbjorn and the Peasant Girl; Esbjorn och Bondflickan, 1904 (pencil, charcoal

659719 Esbjorn and the Peasant Girl; Esbjorn och Bondflickan, 1904 (pencil, charcoal, watercolour and bodycolour on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); 74x129.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Esbjorn and the Peasant Girl; Esbjorn och Bondflickan. Carl Larsson (1853-1919). Pencil, charcoal, watercolour and bodycolour on paper. Dated 1904. 74 x 129.8cm); Photo A© Christie's Images; Swedish, out of copyright

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