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El Kantara [Algeria]
Drawing
1853 (painted)
1853 (painted)
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Drawing
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| Materials and techniques | Water-and bodycolour, heightened with white, with blue chalk, on stiff paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Al Cantara [Algeria], 1853, by Emmanuel-Joseph Lauret (known as Lauret ainé) |
| Physical description | Drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated Lauret, ainé 1853 and inscribed el cantara; inscribed on the back with title |
| 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: - `One of a pair [with SD.556], bt Sotheby's, Jan.25, 1968, £35 '. |
| Historical context | El Kantara was the Arabic name for the stone bridge built by the Romans, and restored at various times. It suddenly gave way in 1857 and fell into ruin. |
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| Accession number | SD.555 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2008 |
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