Ispahan, from the Ali Copi Gate, looking into the Great Maidan
Drawing
1820-1830 (drawn)
1820-1830 (drawn)
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Drawing, `Ispahan, from the Ali Copi Gate, looking into the Great Maidan'. Copy after Sir Robert Ker Porter
Object details
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| Title | Ispahan, from the Ali Copi Gate, looking into the Great Maidan (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brown wash over pencil |
| Brief description | Drawing, `Ispahan, from the Ali Copi Gate, looking into the Great Maidan'. Copy after Sir Robert Ker Porter |
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| 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 | The drawing is a reduced and incomplete version of Pl.8 in Vol.1 of Ker Porter, Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia, &c. &c. During the Years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820, 2 vols, 1821-2. See also James Bruce (SD.184). |
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| Accession number | SD.816 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2008 |
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