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A Shaykh with his Son[?] on Mules, with their Sais [groom]

Watercolour
1820-1821 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA Shaykh with his Son[?] on Mules, with their Sais [groom] (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, A Shaykh with his Son[?] on Mules, with their Sais [groom]. Possibly by S. Bossi, 1820-1821
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.1cm
  • Width: 25.8cm
Styles
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
Rodney Searight Collection
Historical context
The attribution to Bossi rests on stylistic similarities to lithographs from drawings by `S. Bossi' in Edward Joshua Cooper, Views in Egypt and Nubia, [1824-27]. Bossi, according to the DNB, an artist from Rome, was engaged by Cooper for his visit to Egypt in 1820-21. In the Preface to his book Cooper pays tribute to Bossi's work and records that the illustrations were 'a selection from his drawings'. SD124-26 may be three of the remaining unpublished drawings.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.126

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Record createdOctober 4, 2007
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