Album of Near Eastern Antiquities
Album
1820-1830 (made)
1820-1830 (made)
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28 plates from Frederick Ludwig Norden, Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 2 vols, 1757.
Object details
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| Title | Album of Near Eastern Antiquities (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Fifth section of an album, comprising 28 plates from Frederick Ludwig Norden, Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 2 vols, 1757. Compiled 1820-1830. |
| Physical description | 28 plates from Frederick Ludwig Norden, Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 2 vols, 1757. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Each lettered with title, Pl.XLVII lettered Norden & Tuscher f., each numbered
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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 | Rodney Searight Collection |
| Historical context | The album is roughly divisible into 6 parts [SD.184:1-6]. The etchings in SD.184:5 are 28 plates from Frederick Ludwig Norden, Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 2 vols, 1757, Vol.1, Pl. XLVII, LVII and Vol.II, Pls XCIX-CI, CIII, CIV, CV, CIX, CXII, CXV, CXVIII, CXXI, CXXIII, CXXIV, CXXVII, CXXX, CXXXII, CXXXVI, CXXXVIII, CXL and CXLI (2 plates on 1), CXLII and CXLIII (2 plates on 1), CXLVII, CXLVIII, CLI, CLII, CLIV, CLV. Regarding transcripts, tracings and copies, the compiler of the album may have used alternative editions of the publications mentioned. For attribution of the album to Sir Robert Ker Porter, see Searight Archive. |
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| Accession number | SD.184:5 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2008 |
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