Inauguration du Canal de Suez, Voyage des Souverains
Print
1869 (printed)
1869 (printed)
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Hand-coloured lithograph entitled 'Cérémonie Religieuse Sur La Plage De Port Said', depicting a large crowd around tented pavilions at the water's edge. Lettered with title and 'Riou pinxit Jules Didier lith'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph |
| Brief description | Hand-coloured lithograph by Edouard Riou entitled 'Cérémonie Religieuse Sur La Plage De Port Said', a plate from a set of 20 in Gustave Nicole's, 'Inauguration du Canal de Suez, Voyage des Souverains'. Paris, 1869. |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured lithograph entitled 'Cérémonie Religieuse Sur La Plage De Port Said', depicting a large crowd around tented pavilions at the water's edge. Lettered with title and 'Riou pinxit Jules Didier lith'. |
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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 | The Suez Canal was opened in 1869, creating the shortest maritime route between Europe and the Indian and western Pacific oceans. |
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| Accession number | SP.500 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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