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Kairouan

Watercolour
1920 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleKairouan (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, on card
Brief description
Watercolour, `Kairouan', 1920. Thomas Matthew Rooke RWS
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 38.4cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed, dated, and inscribed with title TM Rooke Kairouan 1920; inscribed on the back, possibly in another hand, Mosque of the Sabres Kairouan 1912 TM Rooke, 7 Queen Annes Gardens Bedford Park London. W. 1920 and Shown RWS Autumn '21
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 Searight Archive for information on the mosque.
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.898

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Record createdMarch 28, 2008
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