Alcouz. The Barber's Fourth Brother
Watercolour
ca. 1830 to 1835 (painted)
ca. 1830 to 1835 (painted)
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Drawing in an album containing six drawings, mounted on stiff card edged with gilt in an album of 12 pages. Half-bound in morocco, lettered with title in gilt on spine.
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Title | Alcouz. The Barber's Fourth Brother (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil |
Brief description | 'Alcouz. The Barber's Fourth Brother'. Drawing in an album containing six drawings, probably intended for illustrations for an unidentified edition of The Arabian Nights. Formerly attributed to Charles Frederick von Brockdorff |
Physical description | Drawing in an album containing six drawings, mounted on stiff card edged with gilt in an album of 12 pages. Half-bound in morocco, lettered with title in gilt on spine. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and -"they ran to his shop were they saw a man murdered, and hung up." |
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 | Rodney Searight Collection |
Historical context | A watercolour, possibly in the same hand, signed von Brocktorff, showing monks carousing, is in the BM, PD (1882-78-40). It is probably also an illustration |
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Literary reference | The Arabian Nights |
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Accession number | SD.177:4 |
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Record created | November 22, 2008 |
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