`The desert of Sinai, with the rock said by the Arabs to be that which Moses struck'
Watercolour
1818-1846 (Painted)
1818-1846 (Painted)
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Watercolour in a volume entitled VIEWS. SYRIA, ARABIA, PERSIA and consisting of drawings (105) on 100 sheets, with end-papers; half-bound in crimson morocco
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Title | `The desert of Sinai, with the rock said by the Arabs to be that which Moses struck' (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil |
Brief description | `The desert of Sinai, with the rock said by the Arabs to be that which Moses struck', 1818-1846. Watercolour in a volume (one of two) containing drawings by Charles Hamilton Smith |
Physical description | Watercolour in a volume entitled VIEWS. SYRIA, ARABIA, PERSIA and consisting of drawings (105) on 100 sheets, with end-papers; half-bound in crimson morocco |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and signed with initials CHS. |
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 | There is no record of Smith having visited the area depicted here; more likely, the drawing is a copy from a plate in a book in his huge private library. See Searight Archive. See also volumes of drawings by Smith in VAM, WID |
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Literary reference | Bible: Exodus 17:6 |
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Accession number | SD.983:48 |
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Record created | February 17, 2009 |
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