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The Quay at Suez

Watercolour
ca. 1849 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Quay at Suez (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk, water and bodycolour, heightened with white
Brief description
Watercolour, The Quay at Suez, about 1849. Louis Haghe PRI
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.2cm
  • Width: 29.3cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed L. Haghe
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 P, S & N [Phillips, Son & Neale], April 1971 £38'.
Historical context
An adaptation of D. Roberts's `Quay at Suez', 1839, lithographed by Haghe for Roberts, The Holy Land, Vol.III, 1849, [Pl.123].
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.475

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Record createdFebruary 6, 2008
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