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A Nubian selling Canes
Morant, H. H. - Enlarge image
A Nubian selling Canes; An Arab
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
malta, Malta (painted)
- Date:
1852 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Morant, H. H. (painter (artist))
Preziosi, born 1816 - died 1882 (after, painter (artist)) - Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
- Museum number:
SD.676:2
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 86, shelf SC, box 21
Place of Origin
malta, Malta (painted)
Date
1852 (painted)
Artist/maker
Morant, H. H. (painter (artist))
Preziosi, born 1816 - died 1882 (after, painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed, signed, dated and numbered on the back An Arab. HH Morant Malta. May 1852. no 19
Dimensions
Height: 27.3 cm, Width: 19.3 cm
Object history note
According to Rodney Searight: - `from Mrs M.J. Netting, Jan.1973, for £29'. [SD.676:1-3]
Historical context note
Three similar studies with the same provenance are dated 1852, 1853, and 1854. SD.676:1-2 are copies of images by Amadeo Preziosi, versions of which exist in an album, sold Christie's 25.6.87 (132): see Preziosi notes. The version by Preziosi in the Christie's album is titled as `A Nubian selling Canes'..
Descriptive line
Watercolour, A Nubian selling Canes, 1852. Copy after Amadeo Preziosi, by H. H. Morant
Subjects depicted
Turkey; Canes; Street traders; Nubians
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
PDP
