Caves in the Valley of Gihon. Interior of the Holy Sepulchre
Drawing
1869 (drawn)
1869 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
Drawings in a sketchbook containing studies of landscapes, figures, buildings and underground chambers in Egypt and Palestine. 44 pages of white wove paper bound in cloth-covered boards, with green paper label inscribed Cairo, Heliopolis, Serapeum. Jerusalem 1869. The second sketch is a study for SD.973.
Object details
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| Title | Caves in the Valley of Gihon. Interior of the Holy Sepulchre (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | 'Caves in the Valley of Gihon'. 'Interior of the Holy Sepulchre'. Drawings in a sketchbook containing studies of landscapes, figures, buildings and underground chambers in Egypt and Palestine, 1869, by William Simpson |
| Physical description | Drawings in a sketchbook containing studies of landscapes, figures, buildings and underground chambers in Egypt and Palestine. 44 pages of white wove paper bound in cloth-covered boards, with green paper label inscribed Cairo, Heliopolis, Serapeum. Jerusalem 1869. The second sketch is a study for SD.973. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed and dated respectively: the first twice with title and 6th. March 1869.; the second 7th. March, 1869., and with colour notes. |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Historical context | For Simpson's visit to Cairo, Suez and Jerusalem in 1869, see SD.969, SD.970, SD.972, and Autobiography, 1903, pp.204-15. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mr. William Simpson of the Illustrated London News. London : Fine Art Society, 1987
no.51 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.977:35 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2008 |
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