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Valley of the Kings

Woodcut
ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Seaby (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Colour print of the Valley of the Kings.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Topography
Archaeology
Woodcuts
Object type
Woodcut
TitleValley of the Kings (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
colour woodblock print
Paper (Fiber Product)
Woodcut
Brief description
'Valley of the Kings', colour woodcut, Allen W. Seaby, Great Britain, ca. 1920
Physical description
Colour print of the Valley of the Kings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.125in
  • Width: 12.1875in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Marks and inscriptions
  • A W S (monogram)
  • A W Seaby (signed in pencil)
Place depicted
Valley of the Kings
Association
Tutankhamun
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
  • Andrews, M. and Gillmor, R. Allen W. Seaby: Art and Nature. Reading, 2014 p. 58
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.508-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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