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Carl Werner's Nile Sketches

Lithograph
1870 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph depicting a scene on the River Nile. Signed by the artist.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Carl Werner's Nile Sketches (series title)
  • Banks of the Nile near Achmim 1870 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Colour lithograph of the banks of the Nile, by Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, from a set of 24 plates in 'Carl Werner's Nile Sketches', printed in 5 parts. London and Hamburg, 1871-75.
Physical description
Colour lithograph depicting a scene on the River Nile. Signed by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 18.5cm
  • Width: 30cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
C. Werner f[ecit]. (Signed )
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.642

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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