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Griffon Vultures with an Egyptian Crow

Watercolour
1900-1909 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleGriffon Vultures with an Egyptian Crow (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Water- and bodycolour
Brief description
Watercolour, Griffon Vultures with an Egyptian Crow, 1900-1909, by Charles Whymper RI
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 22.6cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with initials C. W.
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 Holder, May 1972 £15'.
Historical context
Cf. Pl.4 in Whymper, Egyptian Birds, 1909.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.1202

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Record createdApril 24, 2008
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