Patans, who come to India to sell Persian Cats, 1835-1838
Watercolour
1835-1838 (painted)
1835-1838 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Patans, who come to India to sell Persian Cats, 1835-1838 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour,`Patans, who come to India to sell Persian Cats', 1835-1838, by Godfrey Thomas Vigne FRGS |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title, Drawn at the Allyghur[?] Races, date Jany. 12th 1835 and number 9, and Persian Cats and Afghans |
| 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: - `acquired from Henry D'Olier Vigne, great-nephew of the artist, May 1971, £200'. [with SD.1087- SD.1100, SD.1103 & 1104: SD.1106-1125, SD.1127-1130, SD.1132-1134, SD.1137-1138, SD.1150, SD.1153] |
| Historical context | See Vigne, A Personal Narrative of a Visit to Ghuzni, Kabul, And Afghanistan ..., 1840. Cf. sketches in album in India Office Library and Records (WD.3110 f.39f, 40a-d). |
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| Accession number | SD.1105 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2008 |
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