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Mamluk with drawn sword, on horseback

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

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMamluk with drawn sword, on horseback (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ink and watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, Mamluk with drawn sword, on horseback, about 1825. Probably after Carle (Antoine-Charles-Horace) Vernet
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.5cm
  • Width: 32cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed, partly cut away, [...]ets
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Les Orientales Paris: Paris-musees, 2010. ISBN: 978-2-7596-0119-6.
  • 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.1084

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Record createdApril 15, 2008
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