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Sunset on the Nile
Frank Dillon, born 1823 - died 1909 - Enlarge image
Sunset on the Nile
- Object:
Oil painting
- Place of origin:
Nile (painted)
- Date:
ca. 1855-1870 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Frank Dillon, born 1823 - died 1909 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
- Museum number:
SD.334
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Place of Origin
Nile (painted)
Date
ca. 1855-1870 (painted)
Artist/maker
Frank Dillon, born 1823 - died 1909 (painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Oil on canvas
Marks and inscriptions
Signed Frank Dillon
Dimensions
Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 79.5 cm
Object history note
According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt fr. G.Norman (Gift from GFHB [G.F.H. Brooke]) £12 July 1962'.
Historical context note
Similar subjects are recorded at the RA, 1856 (944), 1863 (341), 1870 (893) and BI, 1859 (489), and in the artist's sale,1911 (38).
Descriptive line
Oil painting, 'Sunset on the Nile', Frank Dillon, about 1855-ca. 1870
Materials
Oil paint; Canvas
Techniques
Oil painting
Subjects depicted
Egypt; Cairo; Nile River; Pyramids; Pyramids of Giza
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
PDP
