Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis
Watercolour
1809 (painted)
1809 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, stuck down on mount |
| Brief description | Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis. 1807. Copy after Baron Dominique Vivant Denon |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered with title and dated June 19 1807 |
| 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 Maggs [with SD321], Aug. 1967, £15 the pair'. |
| Historical context | A copy, with variations and omitting the figures, of Ruines du Temple d'Hermopolis, Pl.XI in Denon, Voyage dans la Haute et la Basse Égypte, Bagster edn., 1809. For suggested attributions, see Searight Archive. The temple was discovered by Napoleon's French savants, but destroyed in 1822. |
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| Accession number | SD.320 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2008 |
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