Temple at Derr, Nubia, Egypt
Watercolour
1867 (painted)
1867 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing of the Temple of Derr in Nubia (now Egypt/Sudan).
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Title | Temple at Derr, Nubia, Egypt (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink over pencil, and watercolour |
Brief description | Watercolour, 'Temple at Derr, Nubia, Egypt', 1867, by Edward Lear |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing of the Temple of Derr in Nubia (now Egypt/Sudan). |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and date 4PM. 11 Feby 1867 and notes, and numbered (416) |
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. at Christie's 18.11.80 (199), £950, via the Fine Art Society.' At some point [1950s?] in the possession of Garick Fine Arts, 1811 Pine Street. Philadelphia PA. |
Historical context | In January and February 1867, Lear travelled up the Nile to the Second Cataract, visiting Derr on the return journey: see RA, 1985 (27) and Lady Strachey, ed., Later Letters of Edward Lear, 1911, p.83. For further drawings from this trip, see Christie's sale catalogue 19.11.85 (65-9) and Searight Archive. The construction of Lake Nasser necessitated the removal of the rock-cut temple of Derr to Amadah. |
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Accession number | SD.565 |
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Record created | February 24, 2008 |
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