Thebes. Statues of the Vocal Memnons
Watercolour
1904 (painted)
1904 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Thebes. Statues of the Vocal Memnons (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil touched with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Thebes. Statues of the Vocal Memnons' 1904, by HRH Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, Princess Henry of Battenberg |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed with monogram BB, inscribed with title and dated Febr[... illegible] |
| 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: `Picked up somewhere, 1962? 10/-' [10 shillings] |
| 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. For another image once attributed to Princess Beatrice, see SD1242. |
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| Accession number | SD.104 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2007 |
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