Plain of Raha, Sinai
Watercolour
ca. 1834 (painted)
ca. 1834 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Plain of Raha, Sinai (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil heightened with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, ` Plain of Raha, Sinai' by Francis Arundale, about 1834 |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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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: - `This and SD48 bt. at Phillips, June 1973 (60), as W.H. Bartlett.' |
| Historical context | Arundale, Bonomi and Catherwood crossed Sinai in September 1833. The central peaks are those of Horeb and Sinai (Jabals Safsafa and Musa), with the Monastery of St. Catherine's in left background. |
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| Accession number | SD.47 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2007 |
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