War Clouds
This pen and ink and grey wash drawing is typical of the drawings that Wyllie produced for reproduction in the early 1900s. It is probably a comment on the Japanese attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in February 1904 at the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War. The Russian Bear, orientated to the east, is confronted by the Japanese Samurai who faces west. This drawing is one of a number of black and white drawings of naval actions of the war, which Wyllie probably made for publication in the 'Illustrated London News'.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF1703 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wyllie, William Lionel |
Date made: | Early 1900s |
People: | Smith, George William |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Sheet: 380 x 557 mm |
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