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View of an Egyptian Temple. [Dendara]. 1807

Watercolour
1809 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleView of an Egyptian Temple. [Dendara]. 1807 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil, stuck down on mount
Brief description
View of an Egyptian Temple. [Dendarah]. 1807. Copy after Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Drawn area height: 40.2cm
  • Width: 57.6cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with title and dated [almost invisibly] June 17[?] 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 SD320], Aug. 1967, £15 the pair'.
Historical context
A copy, with variations and omitting the figures of Vues et Temples de Tentyris, Pl.XIII in Denon, Voyage dans la Haute et la Basse Égypte, Bagster edn., 1809. see also SD.184 [James Bruce]
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.321

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Record createdJanuary 9, 2008
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