Frank Feller
The Last Eleven at Maiwand by Frank Feller
Frank Feller (1848–1908[1]) was a Swiss artist who settled in England and made a career as an illustrator and painter. His most famous painting was entitled The Last Eleven at Maiwand completed in 1882. It depicted a small handful of men from the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot with their regimental mascot, "Bobby", making a last stand as Afghan horseman approach. The original painting has disappeared[2] but is known from the print published by Henry Graves in April 1884.
References
- ↑ "World Cat Identities". WorldCat. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ↑ A sketch 350 x 300 cm is in the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment Museum at Salisbury
- Harrington, Peter (1993). British Artists and War: The Face of Battle in Paintings and Prints, 1700-1914. London: Greenhill.
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