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Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte

Print
1802 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two etchings on one sheet depicting views in Egypt. Lettered twice 'Pillement Sculp.', and numbered 1 and 2.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte (series title)
  • 1. Tombeaux des Khalyfes (assigned by artist)
  • 2. Le vieux Caire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Two etchings by Pillement on one sheet, entitled '1. Tombeaux des Khalyfes' and '2. Le vieux Caire', from a volume of 20 plates after drawings by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, entitled 'Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte'. Paris, 1802.
Physical description
Two etchings on one sheet depicting views in Egypt. Lettered twice 'Pillement Sculp.', and numbered 1 and 2.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.5cm
  • Width: 30cm
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
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.204:3

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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