Eunuque noir du Grand Seigneur
Drawing
ca. 1828-1837 (drawn)
ca. 1828-1837 (drawn)
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On the back, a fountain. One of 65 Sketches on sheets from several sketch-books, mainly of Greek figures but including Turkish, Georgian and North African subjects.
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Title | Eunuque noir du Grand Seigneur (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and indian ink |
Brief description | Drawing, `Eunuque noir du Grand Seigneur', about 1828-1837, by Théodore Leblanc |
Physical description | On the back, a fountain. One of 65 Sketches on sheets from several sketch-books, mainly of Greek figures but including Turkish, Georgian and North African subjects. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title, and inscribed illegibly on the front |
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: - `[Some] Bt fr. Manning Gallery, Aug-Sept 1971, £85 '; others bt. subsequently from the same source.' |
Historical context | The image on the front is illustrated in reverse in Leblanc, Croquis D'Après Nature faits pendant trois ans de séjour en Grèce et dans le Levant, Paris, [1834], Pl.22, which includes greater background detail. |
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Accession number | SD.569:8 |
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Record created | June 22, 2008 |
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