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A Persian Warrior

Mezzotint
1852 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mezzotint, etching and engraving entitled 'A Persian Warrior'. Lettered with title and 'From The Picture In The Vernon Gallery.W. Etty, R.A. Painter C. Cousen, Engraver. Printed By H. Wilkinson', and the size of the picture in feet and inches.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA Persian Warrior (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint, etching and engraving
Brief description
Mezzotint, etching and engraving (with roulette?), by Charles Cousen, after a painting by William Etty, entitled 'A Persian Warrior', plate 16 (of 25 'Engravings From The Vernon Gallery') in the Art Journal. Great Britain, 1852.
Physical description
Mezzotint, etching and engraving entitled 'A Persian Warrior'. Lettered with title and 'From The Picture In The Vernon Gallery.W. Etty, R.A. Painter C. Cousen, Engraver. Printed By H. Wilkinson', and the size of the picture in feet and inches.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.3cm
  • Width: 19.9cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.255

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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