Jerusalem from the Terrace of the Latin Convent
Watercolour
1850-1854 (painted)
1850-1854 (painted)
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Watercolour, Jerusalem from the Terrace of the Latin Convent, 1850-1854, by William Leighton Leitch
Object details
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| Title | Jerusalem from the Terrace of the Latin Convent (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour over pencil, touched with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Jerusalem from the Terrace of the Latin Convent, 1850-1854, by William Leighton Leitch |
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| 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. Sotheby's. [6] May 1971 [(173)] £45 '. |
| Historical context | Reproduced in Revd J. Gardner, The Christian Cyclopedia or Repertory of Biblical and Theological Literature, n.d. (first edn. ?1854-5), as frontispiece, lettered with title, W.L. Leitch and W. Richardson. The image may be derived from a plate in L-F. Cassas, Voyage Pittoresque De La Syrie..., 1799, Vol.3, No.9 [SP.156:1-180]. |
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| Accession number | SD.575 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2008 |
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