Rifle Volunteers on the Common at Morpeth - Pencil Drawing - c. 1860

Sketch from life of a Rifle Volunteers gathering on the common at Morpeth (Northumberland, England): in the distance the flag-decked stand, the tents, the crowd and carriages; in the foreground the meadow with a tree and a fence. Original pencil drawing in a quick, loose hand, mounted on a blue-grey album card with the ink caption "The Rifles on the common at Morpeth from…", the last word of which is illegible.

Medium: Original graphite pencil drawing on paper, mounted on album card.
Inscription: "The Rifles on the common at Morpeth from…" (last word illegible), in ink on the mount.
Date: Circa 1860-1870, the period of the Rifle Volunteer movement.
Dimensions: Drawing 7.1 x 8.9 in (18 x 22.5 cm); card mount 8.0 x 9.4 in (20.2 x 23.8 cm).
Condition: Good. Central vertical fold and a few light creases. Remains of old mounting on the verso of the card.