Mosque of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives
Watercolour
ca. 1828-1840 (painted)
ca. 1828-1840 (painted)
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Watercolour, Mosque of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives, about 1828-1840, by William Page
Object details
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| Title | Mosque of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, on rough paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Mosque of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives, about 1828-1840, by William Page |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on an old label attached to the back of the mount Jerusalem from the Mt- of Olives. Mosque of the Ascention. by Page from a Sketch of S.B's. |
| 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: - `Holder, May '72, £7'. |
| Historical context | SD.747 & SD.748 formerly in an album containing drawings and watercolours by S. Bracebridge, sold Sotheby's, 4.5.72 (5). The buildings in the background are part of the village of Siloam (Silwan), not Jerusalem. SD.742-SD.756 appear to represent Page's later, more picturesque, style, about 1828-about 1840. The artist appears to have worked in two distinct styles: the first during the 1810s and early/mid 1820s, represented here by the costume studies and The Fountain of Babhoumayoun (SD.720-741); the second during the late 1820s and 1830s, represented here by the picturesque landscapes (SD.742-756). Another group of landscapes from the second period, some signed W. Page are in the BM, PD. |
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| Accession number | SD.747 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2008 |
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