Arabs and their Camels surprised by Cavalry
Watercolour
1830-1840 (painted)
1830-1840 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Watercolour, Arabs and their Camels surprised by Cavalry, 1830-1840. Artist unknown
Object details
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| Title | Arabs and their Camels surprised by Cavalry (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour, over pencil, with touches of white and bodycolour; on paper cut to an arch at the top |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Arabs and their Camels surprised by Cavalry, 1830-1840. Artist unknown |
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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: - `Christie's, 22.5.80.' |
| Historical context | For suggestions that the artist might be T. McNiven, and that the incident might relate to Muhammad Ali Pasha's invasion or occupation of Palestine and Syria in the 1830s under Ibrahim Pasha's command, see Searight Archive. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.1337 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2008 |
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