Convent of Mt. Sinai
Watercolour
1852 (painted)
1852 (painted)
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On the back, rough pencil sketch of the Pyramid and Sphinx at Giza.
Object details
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Title | Convent 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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | SD.323 |
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Record created | January 9, 2008 |
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