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Voyage De La Syrie

Print
1838 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting a view in the Middle East from a series entitled 'Voyage De La Syrie', including title pages and frontispiece, in most cases printed as two images on a single sheet, with descriptive texts. Half bound in brown morocco. Most images lettered with title in French, with names of original artist (in many cases the author), lithographer, and printer, and variously Léon de Laborde. Syria. Many images also lettered with title in English.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleVoyage De La Syrie (series title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone
Brief description
Lithograph after a drawing by the Marquis de Laborde from Volume II, 'Voyage De La Syrie' (206 plates), of a two-part series entitled 'Voyage En Orient', engraved by various artists. Paris, 1838.
Physical description
Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting a view in the Middle East from a series entitled 'Voyage De La Syrie', including title pages and frontispiece, in most cases printed as two images on a single sheet, with descriptive texts. Half bound in brown morocco. Most images lettered with title in French, with names of original artist (in many cases the author), lithographer, and printer, and variously Léon de Laborde. Syria. Many images also lettered with title in English.
Dimensions
  • Size of covers height: 61.2cm
  • Width: 43.1cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.341:37

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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