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Figure of a Man in Arab dress, reclining, smoking a chibouk

Watercolour
1850-1860 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Watercolour, Figure of a Man in Arab dress, reclining, smoking a chibouk, 1850-1860, Artist unknown

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFigure of a Man in Arab dress, reclining, smoking a chibouk (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil, on watermarked Whatman paper, dated 1849
Brief description
Watercolour, Figure of a Man in Arab dress, reclining, smoking a chibouk, 1850-1860, Artist unknown
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.2cm
  • Width: 39cm
Styles
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 fr Mavis Strange, Nov. 1968, £15'
Historical context
Formerly tentatively attributed to D. H. McKewan. Also cf. SD.335
Collection
Accession number
SD.1301

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Record createdMay 13, 2008
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