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Drawing

1909 (made)
Artist/Maker

Drawing showing a view of the Fountain of Qâït Bay, Jerusalem.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink
Brief description
Drawing of the Fountain of Qâït Bay, Jerusalem. Pen and ink drawing by William Harvey, 1909.
Physical description
Drawing showing a view of the Fountain of Qâït Bay, Jerusalem.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.5cm
  • Width: 31.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' W: Harvey Sketched During Ramadan: 1909' (Signed and dated)
  • (Inscribed with titles etc. and on the back with artist's name and address)
Credit line
Given by Mr John Harvey, FSA, FRSL, son of the artist
Object history
This drawing was reproduced in the artist's 'The Fountain of Kait Bey, Jerusalem' on p.17 of Vol.98 of The Builder, 1 January 1910, and on p.551 of his 'The Geometrical Decoration of Domes' in Vol.122 of The Builder, 14 April 1922.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1261-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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