Abdullah Ali Hakim of Aden
Watercolour
1839 (painted)
1839 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Abdullah Ali Hakim of Aden (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Abdullah Ali Hakim of Aden', 1839, by Godfrey Thomas Vigne FRGS |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title, date June 4th. 1839. and Aden, and The Arab [... erased] C. in C. at Aden when taken by the Company's troops |
| 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.1087-1101, SD.1103 & 1104: SD1105-1127, SD.1129-1130, SD.1132-1134, SD.1137-1138, SD.1150, SD.1153] |
| Historical context | Painted by the artist on his journey home to England from India in 1839. |
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| Accession number | SD.1128 |
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| Record created | April 22, 2008 |
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