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Ras Gharib

Watercolour
1888 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Ras Gharib (assigned by artist)
  • Ras Gharib lighthouse (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, "Ras Gharib" [Lighthouse], 1888, possibly by Captain the Chevalier Dalton
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 7cm
  • Approx. width: 14.5cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed on the back "Ras Gharib" - Lt. He [Lighthouse] Iron cylinder 165 ft. high, three supporting stays. vis = 20 miles - view from the E. S.S.'Cameo" - Gulf of Suez - (Red Sea) and date 27.4.88. In another hand, Capt. the Chevalier Dalton 50. High St Portsmouth.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Historical context
One of a set of eight scenes of the Suez Canal and Red Sea coast, taken from on board S.S. Cameo.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.282:4

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Record createdJanuary 3, 2008
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