Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Dadd, Frank, 1851-1929
Title:
Good news from the front : a scene at the hospital.
Published / Created:
London?, 1899.
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor en grisaille, on board ; 19.5 x 28.5 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2013 21e
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Notes:
With a partial printed caption tipped on to the lower edge. Caption continues: "Reading out the news of a Boer reverse at Ladysmith."

Date stamped on reverse: "9 Dec. 99."

Produced for the Graphic.

Depicts assembled convalescents on the verandah of the hospital, listening to a reading of news of the battle.
Subject Terms:
Graphic (London, England) -- Illustrations. | South African War, 1899–1902 -- Pictorial works. | Ladysmith (South Africa) -- History -- Siege, 1899–1900 -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Periodical illustrations. | Ink drawings. | Wash drawings.