Drawing
1867-1941 (made)
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Landscape showing a water-fall with grotesque figures carved out of rocks at each side, a figure swimming in a pool below and a city with tall towers seen through clouds at a distance.
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Materials and techniques | Indian ink on paper. |
Brief description | Drawing by Sidney Sime inscribed "The Veiled Cavern". |
Physical description | Landscape showing a water-fall with grotesque figures carved out of rocks at each side, a figure swimming in a pool below and a city with tall towers seen through clouds at a distance. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Signed 'S. H. Sime'
Inscribed in the artist's hand in ink on the back 'Drawing for a Tale.' "The Veiled Cavern" (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957 |
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Accession number | E.1376-1948 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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