Voyage De L'Arabie Pétrée par Léon de Laborde et Linant
Print
1830 (printed)
1830 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting a view of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Most lithographs pasted down on India paper. The plates are numbered in accordance with the List of Plates in the volume. Each plate lettered (or inscribed as stated) with title in French and name of artist(s). Most plates also lettered with title in English and variations of Lith. de Engelmann.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Voyage De L'Arabie Pétrée par Léon de Laborde et Linant (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone |
| Brief description | Lithograph after a drawing by the Marquis de Laborde from a volume entitled 'Voyage De L'Arabie Pétrée par Léon de Laborde et Linant' (67 plates), from a set of 70 including title page, with descriptive text and vignettes, engraved by various artists. Paris, 1830. |
| Physical description | Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting a view of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Most lithographs pasted down on India paper. The plates are numbered in accordance with the List of Plates in the volume. Each plate lettered (or inscribed as stated) with title in French and name of artist(s). Most plates also lettered with title in English and variations of Lith. de Engelmann. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions | Joseph fit atteler son chariot et vint en la terre de Gessen au
devant d'Israel son père, dès qu'il le vit, il se jetta son cou
et pleura longtemps le tenant embrassé.
(Lettered on the title page) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Subject depicted | |
| Places depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SP.342:1 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
