Convent of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai
Watercolour
ca. 1835-1850 (painted)
ca. 1835-1850 (painted)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
Category | |
Object type | |
Title | Convent of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Ink, water- and bodycolour over pencil heightened with white |
Brief description | Watercolour, `Convent of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai', 1845-8, by William Henry Bartlett |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
Dimensions |
|
Styles | |
Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on the back Convent of St Catherine (Mount Sinai) |
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 | According to Rodney Searight: `Bt Christie's S. Ken., 2 Aug.1976, [165] £20 (+ comn)'. Possibly in Bartlett's studio sale 29.1.1855 (145), bt. Ionides. |
Historical context | A version in Bartlett, Forty Days in the Desert, 1848, facing p.81, engraved by E. Brandard; Bartlett, Scripture Sites and Scenes [1849], facing p.96, engraved by E. Brandard. Bartlett visited the Convent in mid October 1845 on his way from Egypt to Petra. The mountains above the Convent are Jabals Musa and Safsafa (Mounts Sinai and Horeb). |
Place depicted | |
Bibliographic reference | Searight, Rodney and Scarce, Jennifer M., A Middle Eastern journey : artists on their travels from the collection of Rodney Searight, Talbot Rice Art Centre, 1980 |
Collection | |
Accession number | SD.81 |
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 Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis.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 | July 13, 2007 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest