Watercolour
ca. 1510-1520 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Four views recto-verso: 1. view of Cairo, the Nile and the Pyramids of Giza; 2. view of the Nile between Cairo and Alexandria; 3. view of the 'new' harbour at Alexandria; 4. Three figures, a dragoman, a European envoy, and an attendant, on mules or donkeys, approaching a town on the Nile, possibly Rosetta. The sheets were formerly bound and relate to a European ambassadorial visit to Egypt; artist unknown; about 1510-1520.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Four views recto-verso: 1. view of Cairo, the Nile and the Pyramids of Giza; 2. view of the Nile between Cairo and Alexandria; 3. view of the 'new' harbour at Alexandria; 4. Three figures, a dragoman, a European envoy, and an attendant, on mules or donkeys, approaching a town on the Nile, possibly Rosetta. The sheets were formerly bound and relate to a European ambassadorial visit to Egypt; artist unknown; about 1510-1520. |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.1237 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2004 |
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