Vue de Obélisque dite de Cléopatre à Alexandrie
Watercolour
1798 (painted)
1798 (painted)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Titles |
|
Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour, heightened with white, over pencil, on laid paper watermarked X |
Brief description | Watercolour, Vue de Obélisque dite de Cléopatre à Alexandrie, 1798 [`Cleopatra's Needle'], Baron Dominique Vivant Denon |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
Dimensions |
|
Styles | |
Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title on back; inscribed and numbered on former mount Aiguille de Cléopatre - Alexandrie. No-7. |
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. Valenti, Oct.1967, £15 Ex colln- Duc de Montpensier, No. 7 in catalogue - '. |
Historical context | Denon saw the monuments of Alexandria with Napoleon in July 1798. See Denon, Voyage..., Bagster edn., 1809, p.29. |
Subjects depicted | |
Place depicted | |
Bibliographic references |
|
Collection | |
Accession number | SD.313 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | January 5, 2008 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest