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Memento of the Knights Templar, Rhodes

Oil Painting
1845 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil on panel entitled 'Memento of the Knights Templar, Rhodes' depicting a soldier lighting a green cannon which is pointing out of an opening in the brick wall. They are possibly situated on a roof. There is another figure who has removed their shoes and is seated next to the cannon, holding a long smoking pipe.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Oil Paintings
  • Frames (Furnishings)
TitleMemento of the Knights Templar, Rhodes (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Oil on panel
Brief description
Oil painting entitled 'Memento of the Knights Templar, Rhodes' by Harry John Johnson. British School, 1845.
Physical description
Oil on panel entitled 'Memento of the Knights Templar, Rhodes' depicting a soldier lighting a green cannon which is pointing out of an opening in the brick wall. They are possibly situated on a roof. There is another figure who has removed their shoes and is seated next to the cannon, holding a long smoking pipe.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 22.1cm
  • Estimate width: 37.6cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'H J Johnson 45. Rhodes.' (Signed and dated by the artist, lower left)
Credit line
Presented by Sidney Vacher as a gift from a member of the Walpole Society in memory of the Battle of Jutland
Object history
Presented by Sidney Vacher, 1919
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 133
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Accession number
P.9-1919

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Record createdApril 18, 2007
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