Leanders Tower and part of Scutari from the two old Cyprus trees nr Top Hana
Watercolour
1830 (painted)
1830 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
On the back, faint pencil sketch of the Column of Marcian
Object details
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| Title | Leanders Tower and part of Scutari from the two old Cyprus trees nr Top Hana (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Grey wash over pencil |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Leanders Tower and part of Scutari from the two old Cyprus trees nr Top Hana', 1830. Probably by Captain D. Roberts RN |
| Physical description | On the back, faint pencil sketch of the Column of Marcian |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed D Roberts; inscribed on the back with title and the Place of M[... illegible] nr. Beshik Tash Decr 1830 DR; also Marcian |
| 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. Bill Thomson: June 1970 £25 (+10?)'. [SD.896 and SD.897] |
| Historical context | Finden's Landscape and Portrait Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron, 3 vols, 1833-4, includes three etchings after drawings based on sketches by `Capt. D. Roberts, R.N.', including Constantinople (from Pera), published 1833, in Vol.III. See Searight Archive. |
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| Accession number | SD.897 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2008 |
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