Journal Of The British Embassy To Persia; Embellished With Numerous Views Taken In India And Persia; Also, A Dissertation Upon The Antiquities Of Persepolis
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1825 (published)
1825 (published)
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Lithograph after a drawing sketched on a journey to Persia with the British Embassy, with text and dedication to The Right Honourable Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. Rebound in boards. Plates lettered with titles. Some plates lettered, variously, 'Drawn from Nature by W. Price' and some lettered with name of printer.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Lithograph depicting an insiced monumental slab in Persia, after a drawing by William Price for a volume entitled 'Journal Of The British Embassy To Persia; Embellished With Numerous Views Taken In India And Persia; Also, A Dissertation Upon The Antiquities Of Persepolis', consisting of plates (50), Vol. I, second edition. Great Britain, 1825. |
| Physical description | Lithograph after a drawing sketched on a journey to Persia with the British Embassy, with text and dedication to The Right Honourable Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. Rebound in boards. Plates lettered with titles. Some plates lettered, variously, 'Drawn from Nature by W. Price' and some lettered with name of printer. |
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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 |
| Object history | This is the second edition of the first volume. The second volume appeared in 1832, after Price's death. The text includes excerpts from Price's diary, which he kept during the journey to Persia. The party was accompanied by Mirza Abul Hassan Khan (see SP222, SP286, SD415, and SD1076). |
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| Accession number | SP.478:47 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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