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A collection of three 19th-century British military wood engravings, extracted from The Illustrated London News and presented in uniform frames. The first is a colour-printed supplement titled Anniversary of the Battle of the Alma, Sept. 20, 1884, bearing the signature of Walter Wilson (1851-1912) within the block. It depicts officers of the Guards gathered around a regimental colour. The second item is a black and white wood engraving dated June 30, 1855, titled The Guards Cheering Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace. The third is a black and white wood engraving from June 20, 1857, titled Acts of Bravery During the Late War, which illustrates six individual vignettes of heroic deeds during the Crimean War, including actions by Cecil W. Buckley, Thomas Wilkinson, and Luke O’Connor, enclosed within a decorative border featuring the legend Honour to the Brave. All three prints are mounted and glazed within matching dark wood campaign-style frames, characterised by polished brass corner caps.
Condition report:
The prints exhibit general toning and sporadic minor foxing consistent with their age, most notably on the Acts of Bravery sheet. The frames are in good structural condition with minor surface wear. The prints have not been examined out of their frames; margins and plate marks are obscured by the mounts.
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