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Photo, Print, Drawing The Amir. A Dogcart Drive.

About this Item

Title

  • The Amir. A Dogcart Drive.

Summary

  • This pencil drawing by Melton Prior (1845--1910) was published in the Illustrated London News on January 21, 1905 under the title "The Amir's favour for English ways: A dog-cart drive, one of his Highness's favourite pastimes." According to the caption, the artist created the picture from material supplied by an official in the service of the amir, Habibullah Khan (born 1872), the ruler of Afghanistan from 1901 until his death in 1919. In this drawing, the amir is shown driving down a street with an escort of mounted lancers alongside. Prior was one of the leading "special artists" employed by the Illustrated London News in the late 19th--early 20th century. He supplied numerous illustrations of military conflicts in Africa, Asia, Spain, the Balkans, and Crete, as well as of events such as royal tours and marriages. The drawing is from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection at the Brown University Library.

Names

  • Prior, Melton, 1845-1910 Artist.

Created / Published

  • London : Illustrated London News, 1905-01-21.

Headings

  • -  Afghanistan
  • -  1905
  • -  Crowds
  • -  Ḥabibullah Khān, Amir of Afghanistan, died 1919
  • -  Horse-drawn vehicles
  • -  Horseback riding
  • -  Kings and rulers
  • -  Library of Congress Afghanistan Project
  • -  Soldiers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 drawing; 21.5 x 28.9 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Brown University Library.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670152

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Prior, Melton, Artist. The Amir. A Dogcart Drive. Afghanistan, 1905. London: Illustrated London News, -01-21. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670152/.

APA citation style:

Prior, M. (1905) The Amir. A Dogcart Drive. Afghanistan, 1905. London: Illustrated London News, -01-21. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670152/.

MLA citation style:

Prior, Melton, Artist. The Amir. A Dogcart Drive. London: Illustrated London News, -01-21. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670152/>.