Oriental Album- Characters, Costumes, And Modes Of Life, In The Valley Of The Nile
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1848 (published)
1848 (published)
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Lithograph with one tint stone, coloured by hand, depicting a view of dancing girls in the valley of the Nile, with descriptive text by James Augustus St. John, and wood engravings dedicated to the botanist and traveller George Lloyd. Publisher's portfolio, spine and decorated label in purple morocco. Each plate lettered, variously, On Stone By [and name of lithographer]. Some plates lettered with title and, variously, ‘Drawn by E. Prisse Esqre’, ‘Printd. by Lemercier, Paris’, ‘James Madden – London’, or ‘Madden & Malcolm London & Paris’.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph with one tint stone, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Lithograph depicting dancing girls, after a drawing by Émile Prisse D'Avennes from a volume entitled 'Oriental Album- Characters, Costumes, And Modes Of Life, In The Valley Of The Nile', consisting of plates (32), printed in London and Paris. French School, 1848. |
| Physical description | Lithograph with one tint stone, coloured by hand, depicting a view of dancing girls in the valley of the Nile, with descriptive text by James Augustus St. John, and wood engravings dedicated to the botanist and traveller George Lloyd. Publisher's portfolio, spine and decorated label in purple morocco. Each plate lettered, variously, On Stone By [and name of lithographer]. Some plates lettered with title and, variously, ‘Drawn by E. Prisse Esqre’, ‘Printd. by Lemercier, Paris’, ‘James Madden – London’, or ‘Madden & Malcolm London & Paris’. |
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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 |
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| Accession number | SP.483:4 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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