Reconstruction of the three temples at Sbeitla
Watercolour
1885 (painted)
1885 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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Title | Reconstruction of the three temples at Sbeitla (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Brown and blue wash over pencil |
Brief description | Watercolour, Reconstruction of the three temples at Sbeitla. On the back, an architectural drawing, possibly showing a section of a floor, 1885, by Alexander Graham FRIBA. |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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Marks and inscriptions | Signed Alex. Graham. del. |
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 P.S. & N. [Phillips, Son & Neale], June 1972 £38 [with SD.449-452] ' |
Historical context | This is reproduced in A. Graham and H.S. Ashbee, Travels In Tunisia, 1887, between pp.142-3, titled Temples At Sbeitla, Restored, héliogravure. Another Tunisian subject is in the VAM, DPD (1858-1900). |
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Accession number | SD.453 |
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Record created | February 1, 2008 |
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