Arabs of the Tribe of the Benisaid
Watercolour
after 1849 (painted)
after 1849 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Watercolour, Arabs of the Tribe of the Benisaid, after 1849. Copy after David Roberts and Louis Haghe, possibly by Cornelius Pearson or Charles Pearson
Object details
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| Title | Arabs of the Tribe of the Benisaid (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil heightened with white, stuck down on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Arabs of the Tribe of the Benisaid, after 1849. Copy after David Roberts and Louis Haghe, possibly by Cornelius Pearson or Charles Pearson |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and The principal figure is Besharah who accompanied Mr Roberts from Egypt to Mount Sinai and kaba. |
| 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 Jas. Mackinnon, Nov.1970, £17'. |
| Historical context | A copy after the lithograph [`Arabs of the Desert'] by Louis Haghe in David Roberts, Holy Land, 1842-49, Vol.III, [Pl. 2], (1855 edn., Vol.III, Pl. 89). For suggested attribution to Charles Haghe (for SD.767-SD.769), see Searight Archive. See also D. Roberts, copies after, SD.890-SD.895, and J. Bowman, SD.129-SD.130. |
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| Accession number | SD.769 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2008 |
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