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Mir Miran Hal Kuds Sherif Mushrafi Md. Hyder Pacha

Watercolour
1844 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMir Miran Hal Kuds Sherif Mushrafi Md. Hyder Pacha (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, `Mir Miran Hal Kuds Sherif Mushrafi Md. Hyder Pacha', 1844, by Godfrey Thomas Vigne
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.5cm
  • Width: 19cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with title, and, in Arabic, [Mir Miranram Hal Quds Sharif Muhammad Haydar Pasha], and, in English, The Genl. of Division Governor of Jerusalem the Holy. Md. Hyder Pacha Jerusalem and date April 8th. 1844 Eastr. Monday, and Pacha of Jerusalem
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: - `Frank Vigne, a great-nephew of the artist; acquired from Charles Griffin, Monmouth, August 1978 and July 1979, £320' [with SD1102, SD.1139-1149, SD.1152, 1154-1156]
Historical context
Probably the Turkish Governor described by Mrs Romer in her Pilgrimage, 1846, Vol.II, pp.272-4.
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Khatib, Hisham et al., On the banks of the Jordan : British nineteenth century painters, Jordan : National Press, 1986 no. 54
Collection
Accession number
SD.1151

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Record createdApril 22, 2008
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