Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D , Case SC, Shelf 14

Pyramids At Sunset

Watercolour
ca. 1913 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePyramids At Sunset (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, on Whatman's water colour sketching board
Brief description
Watercolour, Pyramids At Sunset, about 1913, by Major George Henry Benton Fletcher
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
  • Width: 36.8cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with monogram HBF; inscribed on the back A Pond at Gizeh By Benton Fletcher 6. Buckingham Street. S.W.
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. fr. Abbott & Holder, Barnes April 1964 £4.4/ ' [i.e. 4 guineas.]
Exhibited at the Fine Arts Society, Water-Colours of Egypt and its Temples, July 1914 (13). On the back of the frame was a Fine Art Society label inscribed with the title, artist's name and exhibition date and catalogue number.
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.385

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 Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis.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

Record createdJanuary 18, 2008
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest