The Sugar Cane Girl
Watercolour
1866 (made)
1866 (made)
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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
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Object type | |
Title | The 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. |
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Credit line | Prescott Hewett Gift |
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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 created | August 4, 2014 |
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