The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo
Print
1897 (made)
1897 (made)
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Photogravure illustrating a scene from 'One Thousand and One Nights', also known as 'Arabian Nights'. Most plates signed LETCHFORD.
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Materials and techniques | Photogravure |
Brief description | Photogravure entitled 'The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo', by Albert Letchford from a deluxe edition entitled 'A Series Of Seventy Original Illustrations To Captain Sir R. F. Burton's "Arabian Nights" And A Portrait Of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton K.C.M.G., F.R.G.S., Etc. Etc. reproduced From The Original Pictures In Oils Specially Painted By Albert Letchford'. Great Britain, 1897. |
Physical description | Photogravure illustrating a scene from 'One Thousand and One Nights', also known as 'Arabian Nights'. Most plates signed LETCHFORD. |
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Production type | Limited edition |
Marks and inscriptions | Letchford (Signed) |
Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
Production | Two hundred and fifty copies of the Choice Edition de Luxe were issued, numbered 31 to 280. SP359 is not numbered, probably because it originally belonged to the Letchford family; see Searight Archive for provenance. See also SD578. |
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Accession number | SP.359:40 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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