Views On The Nile From Cairo To The Second Cataract
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1843 (printed)
1843 (printed)
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Lithograph, tinted with one or in some cases two tint stones, from 'Views On The Nile From Cairo To The Second Cataract'. Volume of plates (32), including title page, with descriptive text by Samuel Birch. Quarter bound in blue morocco. Each plate lettered with title. Most plates numbered.
The unillustrated title page states that the views were drawn on stone by George Moore. According to the List Of Plates (which does not include the title page, and in which Pls.10 and 11 appear to be transposed), Pls.3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20 22, 24 28, and 30, are after sketches by Owen Jones, the rest after sketches by Jules Goury.
The unillustrated title page states that the views were drawn on stone by George Moore. According to the List Of Plates (which does not include the title page, and in which Pls.10 and 11 appear to be transposed), Pls.3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20 22, 24 28, and 30, are after sketches by Owen Jones, the rest after sketches by Jules Goury.
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Materials and techniques | Lithograph, tinted with one or in some cases two tint stones |
Brief description | Lithograph depicting the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, by George Moore after drawings by Owen Jones and Jules Goury from a volume of plates (32) entitled 'Views On The Nile From Cairo To The Second Cataract', published by Graves and Warmsley. Great Britain, 1843. |
Physical description | Lithograph, tinted with one or in some cases two tint stones, from 'Views On The Nile From Cairo To The Second Cataract'. Volume of plates (32), including title page, with descriptive text by Samuel Birch. Quarter bound in blue morocco. Each plate lettered with title. Most plates numbered. The unillustrated title page states that the views were drawn on stone by George Moore. According to the List Of Plates (which does not include the title page, and in which Pls.10 and 11 appear to be transposed), Pls.3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20 22, 24 28, and 30, are after sketches by Owen Jones, the rest after sketches by Jules Goury. |
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Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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Accession number | SP.337:19 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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