Antiquities and Views in Greece and Egypt; with the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants: From Drawings made on the Spot, A.D 1749
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Britain (published)
- Date:
1749 (drawn)
ca. 1750s (engraved)
1791 (published) - Artist/Maker:
Dalton, Richard (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Etchings
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
- Museum number:
SP.181:26
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Album consisting of etched plates (46) of antiquities and views. Half bound in crimson morocco. Some plates dated 1751 or 1752. Most plates lettered with title in English and/or French, or in Latin. Most plates lettered with artists' names. Some plates lettered with description.
Place of Origin
Britain (published)
Date
1749 (drawn)
ca. 1750s (engraved)
1791 (published)
Artist/maker
Dalton, Richard (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Etchings
Dimensions
Height: 55.4 cm Size of covers, Width: 37.7 cm
Descriptive line
Etching by James Basire, after a drawing by Richard Dalton, depicting the Pyramids at Giza from an album comprised of 46 plates of antiquities and views in Sicily, Greece, Turkey and Egypt. British School, ca. 1750s.
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Etching
Subjects depicted
Pyramids; Antiquities
Categories
Prints
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
