A Girl of Bethlehem
Watercolour
1849 (painted)
1849 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A Girl of Bethlehem (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, touched with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour `A Girl of Bethlehem', by M.B., 1849 |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Styles | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title, dated and signed 16th. April 1849 MB (Despite the title, the girl's costume is typical of the village of Lifta, now a suburb of Jerusalem.) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | Rodney Searight Collection |
| Historical context | The artist signing B.M. visited Trieste (1840s), Thebes (December 1848) and Bethlehem (April 1849). |
| Production | Signed by unknown artist "M.B" |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.69 |
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| Record created | July 12, 2007 |
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