A Massowah Pilot
Etching
1809 (published)
1809 (published)
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Etched plate entitled 'A Massowah Pilot' depicting a half-length portrait of a sailor in flowing robes, with a beard and a bare chest. Lettered with title and 'H.Salt delt.', 'Pollard Sculpt.', and 'Published May 1809, by William Miller Albemarle Street London'.
Object details
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| Title | A Massowah Pilot (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Etched plate entitled 'A Massowah Pilot' from George Annesley, Viscount Valentia's 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, And Egypt, In The Years 1802-1809', drawn by Henry Salt and engraved by Robert Pollard. Published in London, 1809. |
| Physical description | Etched plate entitled 'A Massowah Pilot' depicting a half-length portrait of a sailor in flowing robes, with a beard and a bare chest. Lettered with title and 'H.Salt delt.', 'Pollard Sculpt.', and 'Published May 1809, by William Miller Albemarle Street London'. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | SP.535 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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