An Old Turk receiving a flower or a key from a Young Girl
Drawing
1804-1872 (made)
1804-1872 (made)
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Drawing
Object details
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| Title | An Old Turk receiving a flower or a key from a Young Girl (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash |
| Brief description | Drawing, An Old Turk receiving a flower or a key from a Young Girl, by Alfred Crowquill [pseudonym of Alfred Henry Forrester] |
| Physical description | Drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed Alfred Crowquill. |
| 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 Holder, July 1971, £6'. |
| Historical context | Apparently illustrating characters from an oriental tale or pantomime, possibly Bluebeard. Published examples are in Miss J. Corner, Beauty and the Beast, 1854. |
| Literary reference | Bluebeard |
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| Accession number | SD.278 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2007 |
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