`Mephitic cave of Iskandriah between 5 & 6 farsangs of Tabriz in the Shibili mountain near Saodabad & the troglodyte hamlet of Manao'
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 | `Mephitic cave of Iskandriah between 5 & 6 farsangs of Tabriz in the Shibili mountain near Saodabad & the troglodyte hamlet of Manao' (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil |
Brief description | `Mephitic cave of Iskandriah between 5 & 6 farsangs of Tabriz in the Shibili mountain near Saodabad & the troglodyte hamlet of Manao', 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 All animals that inhale the carbonic acid gas within perish immediatedly. 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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Accession number | SD.983:98 |
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Record created | May 5, 2009 |
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