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Suez from the Ruins of Colsum

Watercolour
1840-1850 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Moresby, Robert (Captain) (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Egypt (painted)

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleSuez from the Ruins of Colsum (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Ink and watercolour, touched with white, on paper
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, `Suez from the Ruins of Colsum', 1840-1850, by Captain Robert Moresby
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.4cm
  • Width: 44.1cm
Styles
British School
Orientalism
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed faintly with title and signed By Capt. Moresby [...] and inscribed Passenger Vans; inscribed on the back, twice, in different hands, Town of Suez
  • J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL 1842 (paper watermarked)
  • [?HO]RN BULLS SUPERFINE LONDON BOARD (paper stamped)
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 Christies, Oct.12 1971 (with a large lot)'.
Historical context
Probably executed during a voyage by the Overland Route to India in the 1840s. Note the heliograph on top of the white tower, centre right, used to send messages across the desert; also the horse-drawn `vans' by which `overland' passengers travelled. See T. Elwon & R. Moresby, Sailing Directions for the Red Sea, 1841 p.125.
Subjects depicted
Overland Route to India
Harbours
Travellers
Places depicted
Egypt
Suez
Kolzum
Bibliographic reference
Conner, Patrick (ed). The Inspiration of Egypt : its influence on British artists, travellers, and designers, 1700-1900 . Brighton Borough Council, Brighton, 1983
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.686

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Record createdMarch 11, 2008
Record URL
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