Richard Wood
Watercolour
1844 (painted)
1844 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Richard Wood (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Richard Wood', 1844, by Godfrey Thomas Vigne |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
| Dimensions |
|
| Styles | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and Damascus and date 29th April 1844., and Her Majesty's Consul |
| 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, 1155-1156] |
| Historical context | Sir Richard Wood (1806-1900), diplomat. Attached to the British embassy in Constantinople 1824-c.1840; envoy in Syria 1832-3 and 1835-6 (Beirut). British Consul in Damascus, 1841. British Consul-General in Tunis, 1855; retired 1879. (See Boase, 1965) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Places depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Khatib, Hisham et al., On the banks of the Jordan : British nineteenth century painters, Jordan : National Press, 1986
76 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.1154 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | April 22, 2008 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
