A reader of the Koran
Painting
1903 (painted)
1903 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Picture of a man reading the Qur'an
Object details
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| Title | A reader of the Koran (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `A reader of the Koran', 1903, by William Russell Flint RA PRWS |
| Physical description | Picture of a man reading the Qur'an |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and Heatherley sketch; signed and dated W. Russell Flint Feb.'03 |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - Bt fr. Bonfiglioli, Oxford, June 1967, £8.' |
| Historical context | Painter in watercolour and oils, specialising in figures of Roma women and landscapes. Also etcher and illustrator. Apprenticed to firm of lithographers in native Edinburgh. Moved to London in 1900, working initially as medical illustrator. On staff of ILN, 1903-07, when also studied at Heatherley's Art School in evenings. Visited Italy 1912-13 and travelled widely in Europe, especially Spain. R.Lewis, Sir William Russell Flint 1880-1969, 1980. When studying at Heatherley's drawing school, Flint practised painting in monochrome, to further his ambition to become a magazine illustrator. Monochrome drawings were the starting point of the cheaper and much more common form of half-tone illustrations at the beginning of the 20th century, as opposed to expensive and difficult full colour half-tone reproduction. See R.Lewis, Sir William Russell Flint 1880-1969, 1980. p.22 |
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| Accession number | SD.387 |
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| Record created | December 28, 2001 |
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