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Near Karnak

Watercolour
1903-1904 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Watercolour, `Temple Pylon near Karnak' 1903-4, by HRH Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, Princess Henry of Battenberg


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleNear Karnak (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil
Brief description
Watercolour, `Temple Pylon near Karnak' 1903-4, by HRH Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, Princess Henry of Battenberg
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.4cm
  • Width: 18.3cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed B and inscribed 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. Abbott & Holder, April 1975 £1-10'.
Historical context
In 1903-04 Princess Beatrice and her children spent several months in Egypt, travelling up the Nile in the Khedive's royal yacht. They were at Aswan for Christmas, continued on to Khartoum, made a detour to the Red Sea, and returned to England in April.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
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
Collection
Accession number
SD.103

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Record createdJuly 14, 2007
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