Album of drawings of Egyptian subjects
Drawing
1825-1840 (drawn)
1825-1840 (drawn)
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Album containing drawings on 154 sheets, prints (lithographs and one engraving) on 27 sheets, stuck down on album leaves (43), some cut, and several others cut or blank; also drawings on 12 loose sheets, a map and 5 further loose (mainly manuscript) sheets, and 5 loose prints (1 lithograph and 4 etchings). Subjects include figure studies, nude and clothed, many Egyptian; portrait studies; camels and other animals; landscapes; town, village and rural views; Islamic architectural details; Egyptian temples and copies of wall decoration; objects and caricatures. Bound in brown calf.
Object details
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| Title | Album of drawings of Egyptian subjects (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawings ofvarious media including pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour, on various laid and wove papers, some watermarked and prints of various media including lithograph, engraving and etching |
| Brief description | Album of drawings, prints and lithographs on 43 leaves and 12 loose sheets, formerly attributed to Joseph Bonomi, and perhaps to other artists including Jules Goury, John Gardner, Linant de Bellefonds, Charles Humphreys, James Dupuy Burton and Henry Salt. About 1825-1840 |
| Physical description | Album containing drawings on 154 sheets, prints (lithographs and one engraving) on 27 sheets, stuck down on album leaves (43), some cut, and several others cut or blank; also drawings on 12 loose sheets, a map and 5 further loose (mainly manuscript) sheets, and 5 loose prints (1 lithograph and 4 etchings). Subjects include figure studies, nude and clothed, many Egyptian; portrait studies; camels and other animals; landscapes; town, village and rural views; Islamic architectural details; Egyptian temples and copies of wall decoration; objects and caricatures. Bound in brown calf. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered on label stuck down on inside of front cover FRANCO MONIGLIA e FIGLIO Libraj Cartolari e Fabbricanti d'Inchiostro d'ogni specie Livorno Dietro al Duomo.; inscribed on flyleaf D. No.7. Carte 200
Many album leaves and sheets inscribed, and some dated: see Searight Archive |
| 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 | Acording to Rodney Searight: - `Bt. at Christie's, 5.11.1974 (15), catalogued as Henry Salt.' |
| Production | Attributed to Joseph Bonomi and others |
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| Accession number | SD.120 |
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| Record created | October 4, 2007 |
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