A Scene in Algiers
Drawing
1881 (painted)
1881 (painted)
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Drawing
Object details
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| Title | A Scene in Algiers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour over pencil, on stiff paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, A Scene in Algiers, 1881, by Arthur Croft. |
| Physical description | Drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated Arthur Croft 1881 and inscribed with title in a later hand on a label attached to the back |
| 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. Beach, Sept. 1971, £12.50'. |
| Historical context | Cf. Moorish Café, Blida, Algeria, watercolour, signed and dated Arthur Croft 1881, in VAM, DPD, Museum number 1120-1886 |
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| Accession number | SD.277 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2007 |
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