Syria. east view of Caiffe a Turkish town at the foot of Mount Carmel
Watercolour
1799 (painted)
1799 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Syria. east view of Caiffe a Turkish town at the foot of Mount Carmel (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Syria. east view of Caiffe a Turkish town at the foot of Mount Carmel', 1799, by Revd Cooper Willyams |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title, signed and dated C. W. fecit. Janry.. 25.1799. |
| 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: - `This, and companion drawing [SD.1209], Sothebys, July 27, 1972 £35'. |
| Historical context | With minor variations, reproduced as an etching and aquatint, in C. Willyams A Voyage up the Mediterranean in His Majesty's Ship the Swiftsure, 1802, facing p.155, and in A Selection of Views in Egypt, Palestine, Rhodes, Italy, Minorca, and Gibraltar, 1822, following p.8 [see SP.653:1-36]. See also SD.1209. For suggested identification of the artist's companion, see Searight Archive. |
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| Accession number | SD.1208 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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