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Royal Cartouche of Queen Makare Hatshepsut

Watercolour
1893-1896 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Carter, Howard (painter)
Place of origin
Deir el-Bahari (painted)

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleRoyal Cartouche of Queen Makare Hatshepsut (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour heightened with white
Watercolour
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, Royal Cartouche of Queen Makare Hatshepsut, 1893-1896, [Formerly part of original mount of SD209], by Howard Carter
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.3cm
  • Width: 6.2cm
Styles
British School
Orientalism
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, 20.V.75, [128; with SD210] £52:50'. It once belonged to Lady Loch, daughter of the 5th Marquess of Northampton.
Historical context
As draughtsman to H.E.Naville's expedition at Deir al-Bahri, 1893-9, Carter copied all the scenes and inscriptions then visible on the Temple of Hatshepsut, for reproduction in collotype in Naville's folio volumes, The Temple of Deir el Bahari, 6 parts, 1895-1908. This watercolour is a detail of Offering of Vases to Amon, Pl.CXXXI, Part V (1906). Queen Makare Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty) reigned as Pharaoh 1503-482 BC.
Subject depicted
Cartouches
Places depicted
Deir El-Bahari
Luxor
Thebes
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Conner, Patrick (ed). The Inspiration of Egypt : its influence on British artists, travellers, and designers, 1700-1900. Brighton Borough Council, Brighton, 1983
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.209A

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Record createdDecember 22, 2007
Record URL
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