An Egyptian Ball, At Ned Sili
Watercolour
1792 (painted)
1792 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | An Egyptian Ball, At Ned Sili (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, on laid paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, An Egyptian Ball, At Ned Sili, 1792, by Luigi Mayer |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | [J H &] Z (paper watermarked)
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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. fr. WT Spencer, Aug. 1967 12/-[shillings]' |
| Historical context | Possibly an on-the-spot drawing related to the scene engraved in Mayer, Egypt, 1801[-04], Pl.38, aquatint titled as above, 1802 (see SP.376). Cf. other versions: Ballo Egiziano Osservato Nel Borgo di Nedsili Situato Alle Sponde Del Nilo., Fine Art Society, Travellers Beyond the Grand Tour, 1980 (73), and Native Egyptian dance in the Village of Nedssili on the Nile, Eyre & Hobhouse, 1983 (55). |
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| Bibliographic reference | See large group of gouche drawings by Luigi Mayer, commissioned by Robert Ainslie (1729-1812) in Adam's Country House Collections at Slane Castle, Co. Meath, catalogue of auction held on 6th October 2009, lots 517 to 542. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.647 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2008 |
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