Convent of Xirapatamo
Drawing
19th century (drawn)
19th century (drawn)
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A drawing depicting the Xeropotamou Monastery, Mount Athos.
Object details
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Title | Convent of Xirapatamo (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing heightened with Kaolinite |
Brief description | Drawing, 'Convent of Xirapatamo', pencil heightened with Kaolinite, Greece, 19th century |
Physical description | A drawing depicting the Xeropotamou Monastery, Mount Athos. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed with title) |
Credit line | From the Bulwer Lytton collection. Given by the Executors of Lady Marling, C.B.E. |
Object history | This drawing along with six others in the Victoria & Albert Museum's Collection (E.1030-1036-1928) are said to have been done by a woman who went ashore in a midshipman's uniform. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929 |
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Accession number | E.1036-1928 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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