The Blind Musician
Drawing
1850-1851 (drawn)
1850-1851 (drawn)
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Object details
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| Title | The Blind Musician (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black chalk and ink wash touched with white, on card |
| Brief description | Black wash, chalk and ink drawing, The Blind Musician by Alexandre Bida, about 1850. |
| Physical description | Drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed Bida |
| 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 | Sold at Christie's 18.1.72 (65). According to Rodney Searight: `Bt Holder ... Jan 18 1972 £25' |
| Historical context | Possibly an unpublished plate for A. Bida and E. Barbot, Souvenirs d'Egypte, Paris, about 1851]. |
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| Accession number | SD.109 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2007 |
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