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Leaves From My Sketch-Book

Print
1869 (drawn), 1876 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph, tinted with one tint-stone, depicting a view of Cairo and the pyramids of Giza, from a volume of 25 plates with descriptive text. Perfect bound in imitation leather. Most images signed variously, 'E W Cooke. RA'. Each image lettered with title and each plate numbered with plate number.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Leaves From My Sketch-Book (series title)
  • Cairo & The Mokattam Hills, From The Nile. The Pyramids Of Geezeh, From The Quarries Of Toora (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph, tinted with one tint-stone
Brief description
Lithograph by E. W. Cooke depicting a view of Cairo, from a volume of 25 plates entitled 'Leaves From My Sketch-Book' (First Series), published by John Murray. Great Britain, 1876.
Physical description
Lithograph, tinted with one tint-stone, depicting a view of Cairo and the pyramids of Giza, from a volume of 25 plates with descriptive text. Perfect bound in imitation leather. Most images signed variously, 'E W Cooke. RA'. Each image lettered with title and each plate numbered with plate number.
Dimensions
  • Size of covers height: 24.4 cm
  • Width: 33cm
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
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.173:23

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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