There were Giants in those days
Watercolour
1913 (painted)
1913 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil heightened with white, on board |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `There were Giants in those days.' [View of Karnak], 1913, by Winifred Mary Newbery RBA RMS |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated W.M.N. Brunton 1913; inscribed on two labels on back of former frame, with title and by Mrs W.M.N. Brunton R.B.A. A.R.M.S.[... illegible] and with a description of the view; see Searight Archive. |
| 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. Bonhams, [16] Oct.1974 [lot 115] £16'. Exhibited at the Hanover Gallery, London (n.d.). |
| Historical context | The view represents the first forecourt of the Great Temple of Amun at Karnak, Egypt. |
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| Accession number | SD.185 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2007 |
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