Tombs near Cairo
Watercolour
1832-1833 (painted)
1832-1833 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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| Title | Tombs near Cairo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink and watercolour over pencil |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Tombs near Cairo, 1832-1833, by Owen Jones |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed with monogram OJ; inscribed on the back with title and lettered on old mount with title and name of artist |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Historical context | This shows the Minaret of Qawsun in the Southern Cemetery, Cairo. It is one of eleven drawings [SD.532-SD.542] from the Searight Collection relating to the artist's `Views On The Nile From Cairo To The Second Cataract', 1843, in this case plate 3. [See SP.337:1-32]. The titles given are, where applicable, those of the lithographs. Similar drawings and watercolours of Egyptian subjects are in the VAM, DPD (8252-1-2) and the BM, PD. |
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| Accession number | SD.533 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2008 |
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