An Egyptian Bey
Print
1801 (published)
1801 (published)
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Aquatint, coloured by hand, of an 'Egyptian Bey'. Lettered with title, designer's name, and publisher's name and address and dated 1802.
Object details
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| Title | An Egyptian Bey (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Aquatint, hand-colouring |
| Brief description | Plate by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) from 'Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings in the possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his Embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer…', depicting an 'Egyptian Bey'. Dated 1802, although cited as first published by Robert Bowyer, London, 1801 |
| Physical description | Aquatint, coloured by hand, of an 'Egyptian Bey'. Lettered with title, designer's name, and publisher's name and address and dated 1802. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1802' (Dated
Lettered with title, designer's name and publisher's name and address) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs.Cicely H Webster |
| Production | [It is noted in 'Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965' that E.154 and E.155 are dated 1802, despite the full text of the entry stating that they were first published in 1801.] |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1964 published by HMSO 1965 |
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| Accession number | E.155-1964 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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