The Merchant Uncovered Her Face: an illustration for The Story of Gulnare of the Sea
Painting
ca. 1896 (painted)
ca. 1896 (painted)
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Watercolour and tempera on millboard, 'The Merchant Uncovered Her Face' (an illustration for 'The Story of Gulnare of the Sea'), Sir Frank Brangwyn, about 1896
Object details
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| Title | The Merchant Uncovered Her Face: an illustration for The Story of Gulnare of the Sea (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and tempera on millboard |
| Brief description | Watercolour and tempera on millboard, 'The Merchant Uncovered Her Face' (an illustration for 'The Story of Gulnare of the Sea'), Sir Frank Brangwyn, about 1896 |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt Holder, Sept.1974 £54 less sale in part exchange'. |
| Historical context | This is the original sketch for the image in The Arabian Nights, E.W. Lane trans., edn. pub. by Gibbings and Co., 1896, Vol.5, Ch.XXIII, facing p.2. During the 1890s Brangwyn worked as an illustrator for magazines such as The Graphic and for books such as Gibbings' new edition of The Arabian Nights. Another example from the same series is in the VAM, DPD (E.348-1912). |
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| Accession number | SD.161 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2007 |
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