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Source of Scamander in Mt. Ida

Print
1812 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching entitled 'Source of Scamander in Mt. Ida' in Turkey. Lettered with title and inscribed 'Preaux del. Etchd. by Letitia Byrne. Published May 25 1812, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London'.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSource of Scamander in Mt. Ida (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etching by Letitia Byrne, after a drawing by Michel Francois Préaulx (Preaux), entitled 'Source of Scamander in Mt. Ida', from a set of 33 plates in Part II, Section i, of the Reverend E.D.Clarke's, 'Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa'. Printed in London, 1812.
Physical description
Etching entitled 'Source of Scamander in Mt. Ida' in Turkey. Lettered with title and inscribed 'Preaux del. Etchd. by Letitia Byrne. Published May 25 1812, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London'.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 20.5cm
  • Width: 15cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.467

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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