Exterior of the Mosque Sultan Hassan, Cairo
Drawing
1832-1833 (drawn)
1832-1833 (drawn)
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Drawing
Object details
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| Title | Exterior of the Mosque Sultan Hassan, Cairo (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, stuck down on old mount |
| Brief description | Drawing, `Exterior of the Mosque Sultan Hassan, Cairo', 1832-1833, by Owen Jones |
| Physical description | Drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title on old mount |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Historical context | This is one of eleven drawings [SD.532-SD.542] from the Searight Collection relating to the artist's `Views On The Nile From Cairo To The Second Cataract', 1843. [SP.337:1-32] See plate 2 for a view of the interior of this mosque. The titles given are, where applicable, those of the lithographs. Similar drawings and watercolours of Egyptian subjects are in the VAM, DPD (8252-1-2) and the BM, PD. |
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| Accession number | SD.540 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2008 |
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