Manuscript diary, 1801-1803
Diary
1801-1803 (made)
1801-1803 (made)
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Manuscript diary (79 pages) from April 1801-July 1803, mainly of social engagements, work at the Lyceum, receipts and expenses, and references to paintings such as The Storming of Seringapatam, The Siege of St. Jean D'Acre, The Battle of Alexandria, The Battle of Lodi, altarpieces, and other works. At the back, 50 pages of transcripts of correspondence in 1799 and 1800 by leading military figures, mainly Sir Sidney Smith, on the Napoleonic campaign in the Near East, including the Siege at St. Jean D'Acre and the French evacuation of Egypt, also the Mutiny of the Janissaries in Cyprus. Bound in green vellum
Object details
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| Title | Manuscript diary, 1801-1803 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on laid paper, bound in green vellum |
| Brief description | Manuscript diary, 1801-1803, by Sir Robert Ker Porter |
| Physical description | Manuscript diary (79 pages) from April 1801-July 1803, mainly of social engagements, work at the Lyceum, receipts and expenses, and references to paintings such as The Storming of Seringapatam, The Siege of St. Jean D'Acre, The Battle of Alexandria, The Battle of Lodi, altarpieces, and other works. At the back, 50 pages of transcripts of correspondence in 1799 and 1800 by leading military figures, mainly Sir Sidney Smith, on the Napoleonic campaign in the Near East, including the Siege at St. Jean D'Acre and the French evacuation of Egypt, also the Mutiny of the Janissaries in Cyprus. Bound in green vellum |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The diary is preceded by a page entitled Receipts and Expenses of Large Pictures Painted by me and Exhibited at the Lyceum and Else where since the year. and signed Rob. Ker Porter |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Historical context | See M. Ancketill, `Sir Robert Ker Porter (1777-1842) and the Toxophilite Society', British Archer, Vol.27, July/August 1975. |
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| Accession number | SD.813 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2008 |
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