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Abu Daood, Shaikh of the Coptic Quarter, in Cairo
Carl Haag, born 1820 - died 1915 - Enlarge image
Abu Daood, Shaikh of the Coptic Quarter, in Cairo
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
Egypt (painted)
- Date:
1886 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Carl Haag, born 1820 - died 1915 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Water- and bodycolour over pencil, on card
- 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.462
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 86, shelf SC, box 17
Place of Origin
Egypt (painted)
Date
1886 (painted)
Artist/maker
Carl Haag, born 1820 - died 1915 (painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Water- and bodycolour over pencil, on card
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated Carl Haag. 1886.; inscribed with title, signed by Carl Haag and dated 1886., on a label on the back.
Dimensions
Height: 36.2 cm, Width: 26.3 cm
Object history note
According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt Sothebys/Holder, July 1971, £33'. This was possibly exhibited at the RWS, 1886 (339)
Historical context note
Haag spent the winter of 1858-9 in Cairo, sharing a house in the Coptic quarter with F. Goodall. For information on the various shaykhs of Cairo, see Lane, Vol.I, pp.150-1. A portrait of the same subject by Goodall, dated Nov 19th [1858], was sold Sotheby's 8.11.84 (319): see Searight Archive. For another example of the two artists sketching together, see SD.436 and 468. An earlier version of the Searight portrait was exhibited at the Fine Art Society, 1882 (5).
Descriptive line
Watercolour, `Abu Daood, Shaikh of the Coptic Quarter, in Cairo', 1886, by Carl Haag RWS
Exhibition History
The Inspiration of Egypt Its Influence on British Artists, Travellers and Designers, 1700-1900 (Brighton Museum and Art Gallery 01/01/1983-31/12/1983)
Subjects depicted
Egypt; Cairo; Smoking; Tables; Shaykhs; Abu Daood
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
PDP
