Letter from the artist to John M. Cook
Manuscript
1886 (written)
1886 (written)
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Letter from the artist to John M. Cook, sent with a sketch [probably SD42:44], describing conditions for passengers below decks on a trading ship. 1886. Drawing in an album by Frederick George
Object details
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| Title | Letter from the artist to John M. Cook (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink, on watermarked paper |
| Brief description | Letter from the artist to John M. Cook, sent with a sketch [probably SD42:44], describing conditions for passengers below decks on a trading ship. 1886. Drawing in an album by Frederick George |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with address of sender and date 13 Yerbury Road Upper Holloway N 22 May 86, signed Frederick George and addressed to John M. Cook Esq Upper Norwood |
| 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 Sotheby's April 29th 1968 [(129)] £25 + Commission'. [SD.417-SD.421 were all included in the same lot] |
| Historical context | See drawing SD.421:44 in the album which is dedicated by the artist to John Mason Cook (1834-1899), son of Thomas Cook, founder of the travel firm. As well as its tourist activities in Egypt, the firm was responsible for transferring the wounded from Alexandria to Cairo after the Battle of Tell al-Kabir in 1882, and in 1884-5 J.M. Cook directed the transportation up the Nile of the abortive British expedition to relieve General Gordon in Khartoum. Although the album itself is dated 1885 on the dedication page, it contains drawings dated 1875, 1882, and 1885, 1886 and 1887. For information on the subject matter of the drawings, see E.W. Lane, Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, 1836. |
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| Accession number | SD.421:44/A |
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| Record created | June 18, 2008 |
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