St. Sophia, Constantinople
Watercolour
ca. 1840 (painted)
ca. 1840 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | St. Sophia, Constantinople (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, heightened with white and gum |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `St. Sophia, Constantinople', about 1840. Artist unknown |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title on the back and on old mount |
| 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 at Christie's South Kensington, 13.6.77 (213), as `D. Roberts'. |
| Historical context | This is apparently derived from the etching by E. Finden after a drawing by David Roberts for Finden's Landscape & Portrait Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron, 1833, Vol.I. Formerly attributed to D. Roberts: see Searight Archive |
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| Accession number | SD.1272 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2008 |
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