The Plains of Troy
Print
1839 (made)
1839 (made)
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Etching and aquatint, printed in brown, with additional colouring by hand, on five sheets, mounted on eight sheets of hinged stiff paper. The sheets are in a quarter crimson morocco portfolio with gilt morocco label with title 'The Plains Of Troy'.
Lettered with title, key, and signed by the artist.
Lettered with title, key, and signed by the artist.
Object details
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| Title | The Plains of Troy (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and aquatint, hand coloured |
| Brief description | Etching and aquatint, printed in brown, entitled 'The Plains of Troy', drawn by Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, and engraved by F. C. Lewis. British School, 1839. |
| Physical description | Etching and aquatint, printed in brown, with additional colouring by hand, on five sheets, mounted on eight sheets of hinged stiff paper. The sheets are in a quarter crimson morocco portfolio with gilt morocco label with title 'The Plains Of Troy'. Lettered with title, key, and signed by the artist. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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| Bibliographic reference | In 1838, being in delicate health, Acland spent nearly two years out of England, for the most part cruising in the Mediterranean as a guest on board H.M.S. Pembroke. While there he visited the eastern shores of the Levant to study the site of the ancient city of Pergamos, and to explore the banks of the Simois and Scamander. One of the results of his 'three visits to the Troad was an account of the plains of Troy, with a panoramic drawing, which was published by James Wyatt at Oxford in 1839. He also made careful drawings of the sites of the seven churches of Asia mentioned by St. Paul. |
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| Accession number | SP.1 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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