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Shechem Remains of Apse of Church over Jacobs Well

Drawing
1901 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleShechem Remains of Apse of Church over Jacobs Well (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, on stiff paper
Brief description
Drawing, `Shechem Remains of Apse of Church over Jacobs Well [Nablus]', 1901, by John Fulleylove
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 36.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscibed with title and dated 20.June 1901., inscribed Mt Ebal in distance, and signed J. Fulleylove
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. from Schidlof, Portobello Road,' c.1967. [SD.394-SD.400, as a group]
Historical context
The sketches SD.394-SD.400 are connected with the publication The Holy Land Painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. Described by John Kelman, M.A., 1902 and with a series of watercolours and drawings exhibited at The Fine Art Society, The Holy Land from Hebron to the Lake of Galilee, March 1902 (exhibition no.246). This drawing was probably number 49 in that exhibition. Reproduced in Fulleylove & Kelman, Pl.45, with the title Apse Of The Fourth-Century Church Over Jacob's Well At Shechem (Nablus).
Places depicted
Literary referenceNew Testament
Collection
Accession number
SD.400

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2008
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