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Ancient Egyptian costume

Print
ca. 1821-30 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hand-coloured lithograph of Ancient Egyptian military, civil, and religious costume from a series of 24 illustrations. Each lettered with title, numbered, and, variously, '1è.re Série. Egypte'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleAncient Egyptian costume (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph
Brief description
Hand-coloured lithograph by Godefroy Engelmann from a series of 24 illustrations of Ancient Egyptian costumes, ca. 1821-30.
Physical description
Hand-coloured lithograph of Ancient Egyptian military, civil, and religious costume from a series of 24 illustrations. Each lettered with title, numbered, and, variously, '1è.re Série. Egypte'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31cm (approx)
  • Width: 21cm (approx)
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.254:8

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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