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The Citadel of Sidon

Watercolour
1848 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Watercolour, The Citadel of Sidon, 1848, by John E. Bowman


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Citadel of Sidon (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour heightened with white and gum
Brief description
Watercolour, The Citadel of Sidon, 1848, by John E. Bowman
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.9cm
  • Width: 34cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed J.E.B.; inscribed on back of mount View of the Holy Land by John E Bowman
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
This is a copy of a lithograph after David Roberts: see his Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, 6 vols, 1842-49, Vol.II, [Pl.] 76.
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.130

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Record createdOctober 4, 2007
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