Taken two hours before the Battle of Alma, September 20th, 1854

One of 7 original watercolors, signed lower right, 'H.S. Bush'; soldiers in foreground near campfire, flags and drum; massed formations of troops in valley, ships in distance in harbor. One of 7 original watercolors, signed lower right, 'H.S. Bush'; soldiers in foreground near campfire, flags and drum; massed formations of troops in valley, ships in distance in harbor. Oblong watercolor on paper mounted on card; no margins; card yellowed. Lieut. Henry Stratton Bush of the 41st Welsh Regt. of Foot was at the Alma and the siege of Sebastopol--per dealer. Stow-on-the-Wold, Christopher Clarke Antiques, 2007