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Cheif [sic]wrestler at Kabul

Watercolour
1835-1838 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Vigne, Godfrey Thomas (FRGS) (artist)
Place of origin
Afghanistan (painted)

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleCheif [sic]wrestler at Kabul (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, `Cheif [sic]wrestler at Kabul', 1835-1838, by Godfrey Thomas Vigne FRGS
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.8cm
  • Width: 26.1cm
Styles
Orientalism
British School
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with title and number 19 and Kabul
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.1105-8 SD.1110-SD.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).
Subjects depicted
Wrestling
Chief Wrestler, Kabul
Places depicted
Afghanistan
Kabul
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.1109

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Record createdApril 18, 2008
Record URL
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