The Amir. A dog cart drive

Original pencil drawing signed by Prior; amir driving dog-cart through street, flanked by excort of mounted lancers. Original pencil drawing signed by Prior; amir driving dog-cart through street, flanked by excort of mounted lancers. Reproduced in the Illustrated London News, January 21, 1905, supplement page vii. The caption reads: "The Amir's favour for English ways: A dog-cart drive, one of his Highness's favourite pastimes.' A sketch by Melton Prior from material supplied by an official in the Amir's service." London, Charles J. Sawyer, 1973.

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Original record: The Amir. A dog cart drive
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1905
1919
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Prior, Melton, 1845-1910 (artist)
Subject(s): Afghanistan
Amir of Afghanistan
Drawings (Visual Works)
History
Illustrated London News
London, Charles J.
Ḥabibullah Khān

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