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Gothic ruins at Famagusta

Watercolour
ca. 1834 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleGothic ruins at Famagusta (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour heightened with white
Brief description
Watercolour, ` Gothic ruins at Famagusta' by Francis Arundale. about 1834
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.6cm
  • Width: 28.7cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed on the back F (reversed) Arundale delt and with title
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. fr. Christie's, Oct. 18th 1966 £11.10'.
Historical context
Arundale may have visited Cyprus in 1834 after leaving the Levant
Places depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Searight, Rodney and Scarce, Jennifer M., A Middle Eastern journey : artists on their travels from the collection of Rodney Searight, Talbot Rice Art Centre, 1980
  • Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971
Collection
Accession number
SD.46

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Record createdJune 29, 2007
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