Ameer Khan Lohani Cheiftain [sic]
Watercolour
1836 (painted)
1836 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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Title | Ameer Khan Lohani Cheiftain [sic] (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour |
Brief description | Watercolour, `Ameer Khan Lohani Cheiftain', 1836, by Godfrey Thomas Vigne FRGS |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title, Kabul, date Sept. 6th. 1836 and number 11, and Afghan |
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: - `acquired from Henry D'Olier Vigne, great-nephew of the artist, May 1971, £200'. [with SD.1087- SD.1100, SD.1103 & 1104: SD.1105-1114, SD.1116-SD.1125, SD.1127-1130, SD.1132-1134, SD.1137-1138, SD.1150, SD.1153] |
Historical context | Befriended Vigne on the journey from Multan to Ghazni: see Vigne, A Personal Narrative of a Visit to Ghuzni, Kabul, And Afghanistan ..., 1840, p.26 et passim. Cf. sketches in album in India Office Library and Records (WD.3110 f.39f, 40a-d). |
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Accession number | SD.1115 |
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Record created | April 21, 2008 |
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