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The Sugar Cane Girl

Watercolour
1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

During a journey across the Egyptian desert from Cairo to Suez, Carl Haag, a German-born travel artist, painted numerous watercolours of North Africans. This is an example of the work that he produced for the British market. Like in other similar watercolours, Haag has here isolated some picturesque figures who were to convey the idea of Eastern characters.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Sugar Cane Girl (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, 'The Sugar Cane Girl' by Carl Haag, 1866.
Physical description
Watercolour entitled 'The Sugar Cane Girl'. Signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.625in
  • Width: 13.75in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Prescott Hewett Gift
Subject depicted
Summary
During a journey across the Egyptian desert from Cairo to Suez, Carl Haag, a German-born travel artist, painted numerous watercolours of North Africans. This is an example of the work that he produced for the British market. Like in other similar watercolours, Haag has here isolated some picturesque figures who were to convey the idea of Eastern characters.
Collection
Accession number
409-1891

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Record createdAugust 4, 2014
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