Front view of the Khasné, Petra
Watercolour
ca. 1850 (painted)
ca. 1850 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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Title | Front view of the Khasné, Petra (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour over pencil, heightened with white and gum, on thick paper |
Brief description | Watercolour, `Front view of the Khasné, Petra'. Artist unknown |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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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. Bonhams, March 31 1976, £11'. |
Historical context | Cf. a lithograph titled Vue du Khasné dans son état actuel in L. de Laborde, Voyage De L'Arabie Pétrée par Léon de Laborde et Linant, Paris, 1830, [Pl.54] (see SP.342). Formerly tentatively attributed to W.Clerihew. |
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Accession number | SD.1258 |
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Record created | April 29, 2008 |
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