`A Circassian Warrior Chief in his Gala Costume'
Watercolour
ca. 1837 (painted)
ca. 1837 (painted)
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Watercolour in an album (84 leaves, of which 27 blank) belonging to Jane Dorothea Temple containing drawings (61, on 60 sheets) by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Grenville Temple Temple, and others, including Grenville Marshall Temple (1831-1863), William Page, Charles Hamilton, B. Kerr and Hon. J. Hay, a lithograph by M. A. J. Whitlay (SD.1014:25) and notes. Half-bound in green morocco. A label with I. D. Temple (Jane Dorothea Temple) is stuck inside the front cover of the album.
Object details
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| Title | `A Circassian Warrior Chief in his Gala Costume' (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil |
| Brief description | `A Circassian Warrior Chief in his Gala Costume', about 1837. Copy after E. Spencer, mounted in an album belonging to Jane Dorothea Temple, mostly containing drawings by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Grenville Temple Temple |
| Physical description | Watercolour in an album (84 leaves, of which 27 blank) belonging to Jane Dorothea Temple containing drawings (61, on 60 sheets) by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Grenville Temple Temple, and others, including Grenville Marshall Temple (1831-1863), William Page, Charles Hamilton, B. Kerr and Hon. J. Hay, a lithograph by M. A. J. Whitlay (SD.1014:25) and notes. Half-bound in green morocco. A label with I. D. Temple (Jane Dorothea Temple) is stuck inside the front cover of the album. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with colour notes and - Circassian Dress - |
| 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 | See E. Spencer, Travels In Circassia, 2 vols., 1837, Vol.1, Pl.1, of which this is possibly the original drawing by Spencer, or a copy after him, or, more probably, a copy after the coloured lithograph. In Travels it appears as A Circassian Warrior Chief in his Gala Costume drawn by A. L. Molinari from a sketch by Spencer. |
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| Accession number | SD.1014:1 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2009 |
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