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Starting point of the dahabeeahs

Drawing
1874 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStarting point of the dahabeeahs (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Brief description
Drawing, `Starting point of the dahabeeahs', 1874, by Edward William Cooke, RA
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
  • Width: 11.5cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated E W Cooke 21.Jan 74, and inscribed The German boat; inscribed on mount with title and TO C.DELAUNE FAUNCE DELAUNE from EWC
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, Barnes 17/6 [17 shillings and six pence] April '61'.
Historical context
This sketch is reproduced in E.W. Cooke, Leaves From My Sketch-Book, John Murray, 1876, Vol.I, Pl.33, titled Date Palms On The Left Bank Of The Nile, Opposite Boolak.
Cooke visited Egypt at the suggestion of F. Goodall between January and April 1874 (see MS Journal). SD244-251 include some sketches done on the spot and others drawn subsequently. Other sketches from the trip are held at the RA and VAM, DPD. He exhibited Nile views at the RA, 1875-77. His Leaves from my Sketch-book (1st & 2nd series, 1876-7) includes lithographs of twenty-two Nile views: see SP173?174.
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.244

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Record createdDecember 24, 2007
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