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Ali Musjid

Watercolour
1890 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Ali Musjid (assigned by artist)
  • Ali Masjid (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, over pen and ink and pencil, touched with white
Brief description
Watercolour, Valley of Ali Musjid [Ali Masjid, Afghanistan], 1890, by General Sir Michael Anthony Shrapnel Biddulph
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.2cm
  • Width: 40.8cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated MA Biddulph 1890, inscribed with title; inscribed on former mount Collection of Sir Frederick Haines and Painted by Maj. Gen. Sir Michael Biddulph
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 (Sale of European ...Paintings... Etc, of Islamic Interest), Nov.17th 1976. £22'.
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.111

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Record createdOctober 3, 2007
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