Near Karnak
Watercolour
1903-1904 (painted)
1903-1904 (painted)
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Watercolour, `Temple Pylon near Karnak' 1903-4, by HRH Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, Princess Henry of Battenberg
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Title | Near 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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Accession number | SD.103 |
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Record created | July 14, 2007 |
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