Cleopatras Needle as it now Stands on the Site of the Old Town at Alexandria in Egypt
Watercolour
1807 (painted)
1807 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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| Title | Cleopatras Needle as it now Stands on the Site of the Old Town at Alexandria in Egypt (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink, and watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Cleopatras Needle as it now Stands on the Site of the Old Town at Alexandria in Egypt', 1807, by Lieutenant Joseph Pitt Warton. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and measurements, signed J P. Wart[on]; inscribed on the back in another hand with a description of the obelisk and The Drawing here represented was taken on the Spot the Site of the Old Town at Alexandria in Egypt when on the Expedition under the Command of Genl Fraser in 1807. in the month's of March April & May of that year [by Jos] Pitt Warton A [Lt] with the British Army on that Expedition |
| 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 fr W.T.Spencer, Aug. 1967, £8'. |
| Historical context | This obelisk, now in New York, was a former companion to the Cleopatra's Needle now in London. See Searight Archive for details. |
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| Accession number | SD.1188 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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