Interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus
Drawing
1866 (made)
1866 (made)
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Drawing of the interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus. The decorated walls and ceiling can be seen with arched corridors.
Object details
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| Title | Interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour |
| Brief description | Richard Phene Spiers, Interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus, watercolour, 1866. |
| Physical description | Drawing of the interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus. The decorated walls and ceiling can be seen with arched corridors. |
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| Credit line | Presented by the Executors of the Artist |
| Object history | This is one of the drawings made by the artist during his tenure of a Royal Academy Travelling Studentship in 1866. The Mosque was destroyed by fire in 1893. |
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| Accession number | E.5-1917 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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