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Sketchbook
James William Wild, born 1814 - died 1892 - Enlarge image
Sketchbook
- Place of origin:
Cairo, Egypt (made)
- Date:
1840s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
James William Wild, born 1814 - died 1892 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on a sketchbook page
- Credit Line:
Given by Miss Elizabeth H.M. Wild
- Museum number:
E.3847:1-1938
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 91, shelf A, box 78
Physical description
Page from a sketchbook recording decorative details and features of buildings in Cairo, Egypt
Place of Origin
Cairo, Egypt (made)
Date
1840s (made)
Artist/maker
James William Wild, born 1814 - died 1892 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on a sketchbook page
Dimensions
Height: 184 mm closed, Width: 136 mm closed, Depth: 17 mm closed, Height: 177 mm page, Width: 130 mm page, Height: 7.25 in, Width: 5.5 in
Object history note
One of 9 sketchbooks [E.3839 to 3847-1938] containing details of the decoration of mosques and domestic buildings in Cairo
Descriptive line
James William Wild. Page from a sketchbook showing decorative details of mosques and domestic buildings in Cairo. 1840s.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939.
The full text of the record is as follows:
'WILD, James William (1814-1892)
[...]
Sketchbooks (9) containing details of the decoration of mosques and domestic buildings in Cairo.
Pen and ink, pencil, water-colour.
E.3839 - 3847-1938
Given by Miss Elizabeth H.M. Wild.'
Materials
Pencil; Pen and ink and watercolour
Techniques
Drawing
Categories
Islam; Architecture; Religion; Drawings; Tourism & Travel
Collection code
PDP
