The Colossus of Memnon
Photograph
1884-1885 (made), 1860-1906 (made)
1884-1885 (made), 1860-1906 (made)
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Albumen print in an album containing sketches (19) and photographs (26) of views, troops, and events from Lord Wolseley's Nile Campaign of 1884-1885. Half-bound in green morocco
Object details
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| Title | The Colossus of Memnon (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | 'The Colossus of Memnon'. Albumen print in an album containing sketches (19) and photographs (26) of views, troops, and events from Lord Wolseley's Nile Campaign of 1884-1885. Antonio Beato |
| Physical description | Albumen print in an album containing sketches (19) and photographs (26) of views, troops, and events from Lord Wolseley's Nile Campaign of 1884-1885. Half-bound in green morocco |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title. Signed by scratching emulsion A. Beato |
| 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 Sotheby's, June 1970 £52'. [For the whole album] |
| Historical context | Gleichen purchased photographs in Cairo to supplement his drawings in this album. The Nile Campaign included members of the Camel Corps and fellow officers of the Guards Camel Regiment in that corps. See Searight Archive for details of military action and correlation between sketches and Gleichen's publication. Cf. W. S. Perry (SD.772-SD.798), O. Norie (SD.701-SD.702), and contemporary volumes of the Illustrated London News and The Graphic. |
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| Accession number | SD.426:12 |
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| Record created | November 5, 2008 |
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