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Album of Near Eastern Antiquities

Album
1820-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker

Sixth section of an album, comprising a manuscript of descriptive text on 3 sheets, and 5 copies and tracings from Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte, 1802.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAlbum of Near Eastern Antiquities (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink
Brief description
Sixth section of an album, comprising a manuscript and 5 copies and tracings from Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte, 1802. Artist unknown, 1820-1830.
Physical description
Sixth section of an album, comprising a manuscript of descriptive text on 3 sheets, and 5 copies and tracings from Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte, 1802.
Dimensions
  • Covers height: 31.1cm
  • Width: 47.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Most inscribed with title
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]. SD.184:6 consists of a manuscript, and drawings copied and traced from Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte, 1802, and a ground plan, presumably after Denon. The drawings correspond to Pls XI, XII, XXXVI and LI of Planches du Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte. For specific correspondence of text and drawings to an 1803 English edition of Denon's publication, see Searight Archive. 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.184:6

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Record createdJune 12, 2008
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