Portrait of the Shah of Persia, and related comic sketches
Drawing
1889 (drawn)
1889 (drawn)
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Drawing
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of the Shah of Persia, and related comic sketches (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on board |
| Brief description | Drawing, Portrait of the Shah of Persia, and related comic sketches, about 1889. Philip William May [known as Phil May] |
| Physical description | Drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed PHIL MAY and inscribed with notes to the sketches |
| 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 Holder, July 1974, £16 ' |
| Historical context | The Shah in SD.640 is Nasr-ud-Din Shah (Kajar), probably on the occasion of his second visit to England in 1889. See Searight Archive |
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| Accession number | SD.640 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2008 |
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