Tomb of a private family of wealth - Cairo -
Watercolour
1801-1865 (made)
1801-1865 (made)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, touched with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Tomb of a private family of wealth - Cairo - '. [Tomb of Radwan Bay] Possibly by Antonio (Anton Jr. or Antoine) Schranz. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title on the back |
| 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. C. Powney. Oct.'66 [with SD.953] £9'. |
| Historical context | The tomb is that of Radwan Bay, built 1686, in the Southern Cemetery of Cairo. |
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| Accession number | SD.954 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2008 |
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