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Convent of Mt. Sinai

Watercolour
1852 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

On the back, rough pencil sketch of the Pyramid and Sphinx at Giza.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleConvent of Mt. Sinai (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil, on thick paper
Brief description
Watercolour, Convent of Mt. Sinai, 1852 by William Edward Dighton (1822-1853)
Physical description
On the back, rough pencil sketch of the Pyramid and Sphinx at Giza.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.6cm
  • Width: 35.8cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with title and dated March 27.
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 Christies, [25] May 1971 [48] £52.50' [with SD324].
Historical context
See B. Llewellyn, 'Petra and the Middle East by British artists in the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq.,', The Connoisseur, June 1980. For further Near Eastern drawings by the artist, see Searight Archive.
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.323

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Record createdJanuary 9, 2008
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