Ile de Philoé
Watercolour
ca. 1846 (painted)
ca. 1846 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, on stiff paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Ile de Philoé', about 1846, by Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds, Bey and Pasha |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on the back Vue de L'intèrieure de l'Ile de Philée prise de l'extremité Sud de l'Ile; inscribed on former mount with title, name of artist and No. 51. |
| 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 Sothebys, June 1967; the pair [with SD.587] £15'. Ex Colln. Duc de Montpensier. |
| Historical context | Linant accompanied the Duc de Montpensier on a trip to Upper Egypt in 1845: see Mazuel, L'Oeuvre Géographique de Linant de Bellefonds, Cairo,1937, p.8. |
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| Accession number | SD.588 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2008 |
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