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The Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem

Watercolour
1880-1890 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Watercolour, The Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, about 1880-1890, by James Lawson Stewart

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white, stuck down on blue card
Brief description
Watercolour, The Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, about 1880-1890, by James Lawson Stewart
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • Width: 76.8cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed JL [in monogram] Stewart
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, Nov.1971, £20'.
Historical context
Probably a reconstruction rather than drawn from on-the-spot observations. See Bishopsgate Institute, London, The London of Dickens. Paintings by J.L.Stewart..., 1970.
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.1003

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Record createdApril 8, 2008
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