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Mamluk on Horseback

Watercolour
ca. 1825 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMamluk on Horseback (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk and brown wash, heightened with white, on laid paper
Brief description
Watercolour, Mamluk on Horseback, about 1825. Probably by Carle (Antoine-Charles-Horace) Vernet
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.4cm
  • Width: 35.1cm
Styles
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. Maas Gallery, Clifford St, July 1966 £35'.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971
Collection
Accession number
SD.1083

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Record createdApril 15, 2008
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