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Drawing of the Dome of the Rock

Record Drawing of Stained Glass
ca. 1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coloured drawing of a stained glass window.


Object details

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Object type
TitleDrawing of the Dome of the Rock (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, water-colour and Indian ink
Brief description
Drawing (one of three) of a stained glass window in the Dome of the Rock, Haram esh-Sherif, Jerusalem. Drawing in pen and ink, water-colour and indian ink by William Harvey, ca.1909.
Physical description
Coloured drawing of a stained glass window.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
'The inscription above reads:- Wa youkaffer Anhom Sayiatihum. (And he forgives them their sins)' (Lettered in gold at the bottom of sheet)
Credit line
Given by Mr. John Harvey, FSA, FRSL, son of the Artist.
Object history
E.1270-1963 was reproduced as Fig.5 in the artist's 'Colour in Architecture' in Vol.29, No.16 of the Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 17 June 1922.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1270-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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