Portrait of Ibrahim, a Muslim from Sennar
Watercolour
1856 (Painted)
1856 (Painted)
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| Place of origin |
Sennar is a city in the Sudan, 160 miles south-east of Khartoum, on the Blue Nile. It was one of the stages in the trade route from the interior of Africa up river to Cairo; it was also renowned for its oppressive heat. The ancient kingdom of Sennar was invaded by the forces of Muhammad Ali, Pasha of Egypt, led by his son Ismail, in 1821.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Ibrahim, a Muslim from Sennar |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour touched with white |
| Brief description | Portrait of Ibrahim, a Muslim from Sennar, 1856. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
| Physical description | Watercolour of an African man wearing a turban |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Ibraim -Da Sunnar 1856
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| Object history | This is one of a group of 31 portraits, acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1900. They were once assembled in an album, but whether by Preziosi himself, or a member of his family, or subsequently, is not known. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Sennar is a city in the Sudan, 160 miles south-east of Khartoum, on the Blue Nile. It was one of the stages in the trade route from the interior of Africa up river to Cairo; it was also renowned for its oppressive heat. The ancient kingdom of Sennar was invaded by the forces of Muhammad Ali, Pasha of Egypt, led by his son Ismail, in 1821. |
| Bibliographic reference | Llewellyn, Briony and Newton, Charles. The People and Places of Constantinople : watercolours by Amadeo Count Preziosi 1816-1882. London, Victori & Albert Museum, 1985
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.43-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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