The Xanthus River
Watercolour
1842 (drawn)
1842 (drawn)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink and wash, over pencil, stuck down on mount |
| Brief description | Watercolour, The Xanthus River [Esen Çay], Turkey, 1842, by Charles Joseph Frederick Ewart, Vice Admiral CB |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on the back Xanthus Lycia and similarly, in a later hand, on old mount |
| 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. Appleby, May 1971 £20'. |
| Historical context | On the right, a group of British sailors can be seen preparing to load the sculptures from Xanthus on to a boat. |
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| Accession number | SD.372 |
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| Record created | January 17, 2008 |
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