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Souvenirs D'Egypte par Alex. Bida et E. Barbot

Print
1851 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, with additional colouring by hand, entitled 'Minih (Haute Egypte)', depicting a view of Minya. Half bound in red morocco, in a modern portfolio. Each plate (apart from title page) lettered with title in French, Arabic and English, artists' names, and variously, 'Egypte. Imp. Lemercier, Paris', R'.Colas, Bibliographie Générale du Costume et de la Mode, 2 vols, Paris, 1933', and dated ca. 1850.



Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Souvenirs D'Egypte par Alex. Bida et E. Barbot (series title)
  • Minih (Haute Egypte) (assigned by artist)
  • Minya (Upper Egypt)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph
Brief description
Hand coloured lithograph entitled 'Minih (Haute Egypte)', after a drawing by Emile Prosper Barbot, lithographed by Eugene Ciceri, from 'Souvenirs D'Egypte par Alex. Bida et E. Barbot', volume of plates (25) including title-page, with descriptive text. Published in Paris, ca. 1851.
Physical description
Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, with additional colouring by hand, entitled 'Minih (Haute Egypte)', depicting a view of Minya. Half bound in red morocco, in a modern portfolio. Each plate (apart from title page) lettered with title in French, Arabic and English, artists' names, and variously, 'Egypte. Imp. Lemercier, Paris', R'.Colas, Bibliographie Générale du Costume et de la Mode, 2 vols, Paris, 1933', and dated ca. 1850.

Dimensions
  • Size of covers height: 57.3 cm
  • Width: 38.9 cm
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
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.101:3

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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