Chancel of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem.
Watercolour
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On the back, The Doorway, Baalbec
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Chancel of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. On the back, The Doorway, Baalbec. Copy after David Roberts RA |
| Physical description | On the back, The Doorway, Baalbec |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with colour notes; impressed with stamp JDH (JDH is the stamp of J. D. Harding) |
| 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 Phillips, [26] Nov, 1973 [P75], £38, [with SD.888]'. |
| Historical context | SD.887 and SD.888 may be sketches made in connection with the lithography of two plates in Roberts, Holy Land, 1842-9, Vol.II, [Pls.43 & 37], (1855 edn., Vol.II, Pls.87 & 81). Despite the poor quality of the draughtsmanship, the inscriptions are very similar to Roberts's hand. Nevertheless, since James Duffield Harding (1798-1863) was originally asked to do some of the lithographs in the series, the drawings could be by him or a studio assistant; eventually all the lithographs were executed by Louis Haghe. See Ballantine, p.141 and Searight Archive. |
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| Accession number | SD.887 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2008 |
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