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The Egyptian Pet

Drawing
1891 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Egyptian Pet (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink over pencil
Brief description
Drawing, `The "Egyptian Pet", 1891. Sketch for a political cartoon in `Punch', by Sir John Tenniel
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Image height: 22.5cm
  • Image width: 17.3cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with monogram JT
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
Reproduced in Punch, 21 November 1891, p. 247.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971
Collection
Accession number
SD.1032

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Record createdApril 9, 2008
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