Cattle Egrets (Buff-backed Herons) with Egyptian Water-buffalo (Gamoose)
Watercolour
1900-1909 (painted)
1900-1909 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Cattle Egrets (Buff-backed Herons) with Egyptian Water-buffalo (Gamoose) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour, heightened with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Cattle Egrets (Buff-backed Herons) with Egyptian Water-buffalo (Gamoose), 1900-1909, by Charles Whymper RI |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| 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: - `bt Andrew Wyld, Oct. 1973, £45'. |
| Historical context | Cf. Pl.43 in Whymper, Egyptian Birds, 1909. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Conner, Patrick (ed). The Inspiration of Egypt : its influence on British artists, travellers, and designers, 1700-1900 . Brighton Borough Council, Brighton, 1983 |
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| Accession number | SD.1203 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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