Skeletons. Pen and ink drawing by George Howard, Earl of Carlisle, 1865, after G.F. Ferrero, 1845.

The Hon. Hubert Howard on his deathbed. Pencil drawing by George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle.

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<p>The Hon. Hubert Howard was killed by "friendly fire" at the end of the Battle of Omdurman, Sudan, 2 September 1898: see P.F. D'Arcy, Laboratory on the Nile, New York 1999, pp. 24-25 (photograph of gravestone) The present drawing by his father might have been made as an idea for a tomb effigy</p>

1 drawing : graphite ; sight 10 x 15.6 cm

1 drawing : pen and ink, on tracing paper ; sheet 41.4 x 32.2 cm

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Howard, George James, Earl of Carlisle, 1843-1911

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The Hon. Hubert Howard on his deathbed. Pencil drawing by George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle.

Skeletons. Pen and ink drawing by George Howard, Earl of Carlisle, 1865, after G.F. Ferrero, 1845.

The manuscripts of the Earl of Carlisle, preserved at Castle Howard.

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Howard, George James, Earl of Carlisle, 1843-1911

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The Hon. Hubert Howard on his deathbed. Pencil drawing by George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle.

Skeletons. Pen and ink drawing by George Howard, Earl of Carlisle, 1865, after G.F. Ferrero, 1845.

The manuscripts of the Earl of Carlisle, preserved at Castle Howard.

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