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Genl Menou Mounted on a Drom[...]

Watercolour
ca. 1801 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Porter, Robert Ker (Sir) (painter (artist))

Watercolour, Sheet of sketches: `Genl Menou Mounted on a Drom[...]', `Lord [K]ieth [sic]on board the Foudroyant', `The [Janissary] Gun Boat Protecting the Landing of the Troops', `The head of the Sphinx near Aboukir supposed to be near 2000 years old', Possibly by Sir Robert Ker Porter


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Maritime
Object type
Watercolour
Titles
  • Genl Menou Mounted on a Drom[...] (assigned by artist)
  • The [Janissary] Gun Boat Protecting the Landing of the Troops (assigned by artist)
  • The head of the Sphinx near Aboukir supposed to be near 2000 years old (assigned by artist)
  • Lord [K]ieth [sic] on board the Foudroyant (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, with grey and blue washes, over pencil, on laid paper
Brief description
Watercolour, Sheet of sketches: `Genl Menou Mounted on a Drom[...]', `Lord [K]ieth [sic]on board the Foudroyant', `The [Janissary] Gun Boat Protecting the Landing of the Troops', `The head of the Sphinx near Aboukir supposed to be near 2000 years old', Possibly by Sir Robert Ker Porter
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 32.2cm
  • Width: 7.7cm
Styles
British School
Orientalism
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with titles
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. B.Weinreb, Aug.1966, £15 '. [SD.814:1-3]
Historical context
The occupation of Alexandria followed the invasion from Abu Qir. It has been suggested that the drawings are sketches for the panorama of the Battle of Alexandria. See Searight Archive and SD.813 (Ker Porter's diary).
Subjects depicted
Janissaries
Gun Boats
Pyramids (Tombs)
De Menou, Jacques-François (Baron De Boussay)
Elphinstone, George Keith, 1st Viscount Keith
Anglo-Ottoman Invasion of Egypt at Abu Qir
Places depicted
Abu Qir
Alexandria
Egypt
Sphinx
Pyramids of Giza
Bibliographic references
  • Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971
  • 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.814:2

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Record createdMarch 23, 2008
Record URL
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