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Snake Charmer with an Egyptian Cobra
Carl Haag, born 1820 - died 1915 - Enlarge image
Snake Charmer with an Egyptian Cobra
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
Egypt (painted)
- Date:
1858 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Carl Haag, born 1820 - died 1915 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil and watercolour touched with white, on green paper
- 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.468
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 86, shelf SC, box 17
Place of Origin
Egypt (painted)
Date
1858 (painted)
Artist/maker
Carl Haag, born 1820 - died 1915 (painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Pencil and watercolour touched with white, on green paper
Marks and inscriptions
Signed, inscribed and dated Carl Haag Cairo 28.12.58; inscribed and dated on the back Cairo 28: Dez: 1858.
Dimensions
Height: 17.6 cm, Width: 30.3 cm
Historical context note
With the same date and similar subject to SD.436 by F. Goodall
Descriptive line
Watercolour, Snake Charmer with an Egyptian Cobra. 1858, by Carl Haag RWS
Subjects depicted
Cairo; Cobra; Snake charmer
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
PDP
