Oriental Capriccio: Ruined Temple on the Nile
Watercolour
1825-1830 (painted)
1825-1830 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Oriental Capriccio: Ruined Temple on the Nile (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brown wash with scratching out |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Oriental Capriccio: Ruined Temple on the Nile, 1825-1830, by William West SBA |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on mount W. West. in a later hand |
| 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| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt fr Schidlof (ex-Sotheby's, 4/5/77, whence it was `withdrawn'), £30' |
| Historical context | SD.1193 & SD.1194 are consistent with a group of drawings by West of similar quality, style and subject matter, now in the Bristol City Art Gallery, which would have had their origin in the evening sketching parties held regularly by a group of Bristol artists including West. See City Art Gallery, Bristol, The Bristol School of Artists. Francis Danby and Painting in Bristol 1810-1840, 1973, pp.11, 21, 193, 195 & no.240. |
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| Accession number | SD.1194 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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