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Dame Arménienne dErivan
Gagarin, born 1810 - died 1893 - Enlarge image
Dame Arménienne dErivan; Armenian lady from Yerevan
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
Armenia (painted)
- Date:
ca. 1842 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Gagarin, born 1810 - died 1893 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil, water- and bodycolour, heightened with white
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
- Museum number:
SD.408
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 85, shelf SC, box 15
Place of Origin
Armenia (painted)
Date
ca. 1842 (painted)
Artist/maker
Gagarin, born 1810 - died 1893 (painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Pencil, water- and bodycolour, heightened with white
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with title and 9e. livraison, numbered 55
Dimensions
Height: 37.8 cm, Width: 27.6 cm
Object history note
According to Rodney Searight: - `Sotheby's `Islamic' Sale on April 19th 1978.' [SD.406-SD.410]
Historical context note
Reproduced in Gagarin, Scènes, paysages, moeurs et costumes du Caucase, Paris, 8e liv., Pl. 45.
Descriptive line
Watercolour, `Dame Arménienne d'Erivan-', about 1842, by Prince Grigoriy Grigorievich Gagarin
Exhibition History
A Middle Eastern Journey Artists on their travels from the collection of Rodney Searight (Edinburgh Talbot Rice Art Centre 01/01/1980-31/12/1980)
Subjects depicted
Armenia; Yerevan
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
PDP
