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McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :Sketches; sketchbook. 4/2198 F L McFarlane [1916-1918]
- Date
- 1916 - 1918
- Reference
- E-289-q
- Description
Includes topographical scenes in Palestine, Shelal, Wadi El Guzze, profile portrait sketches, ground plan sketches of Sheikh Nuran Redoubt, portraits of local people at Qasr-i-Shirin, Kermanshah, Sgt-Major Jack Young, Sq Jim Malone (both in Palestine), Sgl N Clark, a Baghdad beggar, old bronze cannon at Citadel Gate Baghdad, Qasr-i-Shirin ruins, prisoner at Baqubah, Karind, a haka.
Inscriptions: Album page - top left - (Inside front cover): To J.S> Nov. 1915. Please remember that I want the sketches you do in this book carefully saved for me. K.
Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s).
Physical Description: Pencil and watercolours in buckram binding, 170 x 252 mm.
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- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
- Format
- 1 sketchbook(s), Works of art, Portraits, Sketches, Pencil and watercolours in buckram binding, 170 x 252 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :Fresh water lake, Der el Belah, Palestine, A...
Date: 1917
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-001/002
Description: Sketch shows a lake surrounded by flat land with low hills in the distance. At the far side of the lake is an enclosed rectangular area with palm trees growing in it. Some features are labelled; from left: lake (marshy), well, level enclosure, tel[egraph] line, row of drinking troughs, aerodrome (far right distance). Other Titles - East of British headquarters Other Titles - Deir al Balah; Deir El Belah Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour on double page spread, 170 x 510 mm.
[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :Kurd, Qasr-i-Shirin [1917-1918]
Date: 1917 - 1918
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-041
Description: The portrait of the head of a Kurdish man, squinting and grimacing. He has a moustache and wears a traditional felt hat, wider at the top than at the brim. This image may be based on a photographic cutting in the "Times of India Illustrated Weekly" for 31 October 1917, page 8 (See clipping at E-291-q-032) Other Titles - Qasr-e Shirin Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour sketch on page 255 x 170 mm.
[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :Hill 550 (N. of Kh Khaef), Palestine [ca 1917]
Date: 1917
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-003/004
Description: Sketch shows the terrain of part of Palestine with a railway viaduct crossing low land. There are hills in the right distance. Some features are labelled - from left: Crops on low hill (1 1/2 m), low-lying clear country, dark green patch, low hill, Rly viaduct (evidently stone) and rly line and embankments (6 miles), low ridge, distant hills (just visible), closer range of nobby hills. There is a compass in lower centre. Other Titles - North Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on double page spread, 170 x 510 mm.
[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :Ground plan sketch of Turkish Redoubt Hill 3...
Date: 1917
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-017
Description: Sketch plan of the redoubt shows it encircled by a double row of spiked pits to hinder cavalry. The line of pits has been filled in in the top left quarter. There are communication trenches at the lower left and top centre. The layout of features within the redoubt is shown. There is a compass at top left. Sheikh Nuran Redoubt is labelled on the horizon at 225 degrees. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on page 170 x 255 mm.
[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :Rough sketch ground plan of Sheikh Nuran Red...
Date: 1917
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-018
Description: Sketch plan of the redoubt shows it encircled on the west side (at right) by deep dugouts. There is a coomenucation trench at the East (left side), Bedouin graves within the boundaries of the redoubt, and small pits and trenches to the South (top). A spiked trench to hinder cavalry is near the communication trench. The direction of Shelal is labelled at top left at 110 degrees. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on page 170 x 255 mm.
[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :A "Jacko" prisoner, Baqubah 1/1918 [January ...
Date: 1918
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-042
Description: A full length profile portrait of a Turkish prisoner of war, a bearded man in ragged jacket and trousers wearing a skullcap. He has bare feet. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on page 255 x 170 mm.
McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :Old bronze cannon, Citadel gate, Baghdad [1917?]
Date: 1917
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-030
Description: Shows a wheeled cannon, pointing towards the left, with a pile of cannon balls at the far left. There is a chain barrier around the cannon. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page 170 x 255 mm.
[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :Old fort overlooking Kasr-i-Shirin /18 [1918]
Date: 1918
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-035
Description: Watercolour shows a Sassanid stone fort on the top of a low hill, with an arched building to the right, and further dwellings on a neighbouring hill. In the left distance is the square arched ruin seen in the sketches on pages 31 and 32. Other Titles - Qasr-e Shirin Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Watercolour drawing on page 170 x 255 mm.
[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :The flourmill, Qasr-i-Shirin /18 [1918]
Date: 1918
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-043
Description: Watercolour shows a flat-roofed stone building with a low tower at the left side. The top of what may be a waterwheel can be seen at the back of the building. There is a doorway at the front, and the building straddles a narrow stream at the right; the waterflow would drive a wheel. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Watercolour drawing on page 170 x 255 mm.
[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :Cafe Riche, Cairo /17 [1917]
Date: 1917
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane
Reference: E-289-q-016
Description: Sketch shows a head and shoulders profile portrait of a man in a fez, drinking from a small cup, at a cafe table. His little finger is genteelly raised. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page 255 x 170 mm.