Abd-El-Kader

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Artist/Maker	Richard Bentley (publisher) Rozetti, M (artist) Cook (engraver)
Place of origin	London (published)

Three-quarter length portrait of Emir Abdelkader (Abd El Kader), an Algerian leader of the 19th century.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	Abd-El-Kader (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	engraving on paper Paper Engraving
Brief description	'Abd-El-Kader', engraving, Cook after M. Rozetti, published London, 1846
Physical description	Three-quarter length portrait of Emir Abdelkader (Abd El Kader), an Algerian leader of the 19th century.
Dimensions	Cut to height: 24cm Cut to width: 14.5cm dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions	Abd-El-Kader from an original drawing after nature by M. Rozetti London published by Richard Bentley 1846. Cook sc.
Credit line	Given by Mr and Mrs Fowke Mangeot
Object history	The engraving appeared in Volume 20 (1846) of the literary magazine Bentley's Miscellany, alongside an article by Everard Clive titled 'Jugurtha and Abd-El-Kader'. A footnote to the engraving reads: 'We are indebted for this portrait to M. Rozetti, a young artist in the French service, who sketched it from life while a prisoner in the Emir's camp.'
Association	Algeria
Bibliographic references	The donor was the artist's grandson This object is part of a group of objects, E.921 to 947-1976, given by Mr. and Mrs. Fowke Mangeot
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.945:1-1976

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O555091/abd-el-kader-print-rozetti-m/

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