Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek
Watercolour
1866 (painted)
1866 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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Title | Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour, on stiff paper |
Brief description | Watercolour, Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, 1866, by Richard Phené Spiers FRIBA FSA |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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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 |
Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt. Bonham's, [19] May 1971 [(178)] £4'. |
Historical context | In 1878 the artist exhibited Temple of Jupiter Baalbec at the RA (849). |
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Bibliographic reference | Romantic Lebanon : the European view, 1700-1900.London : British Lebanese Association,1986
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Accession number | SD.996 |
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Record created | April 4, 2008 |
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