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Sepulchres of Arabian Saints. Near Rosetta.

Print
1801 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Aquatint, coloured by hand, of sepulchres of Arabian Saints. Lettered with title, designer's name, and publisher's name and address. Also lettered 'T. Milton dirext.' and dated 1801.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSepulchres of Arabian Saints. Near Rosetta. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Aquatint, hand-colouring
Brief description
Plate by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) from 'Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings in the possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his Embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer…', depicting sepulchres of Arabian Saints near Rosetta. First published by Robert Bowyer, London, 1801.
Physical description
Aquatint, coloured by hand, of sepulchres of Arabian Saints. Lettered with title, designer's name, and publisher's name and address. Also lettered 'T. Milton dirext.' and dated 1801.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.1cm
  • Width: 38.7cm
Taken from 'Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1964' published by HMSO 1965
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'T.Milton dirext.' (Lettered Lettered with title, designers name, and publisher's name and address)
  • '1801' (Dated)
Credit line
Given by Mrs.Cicely H Webster
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1964 published by HMSO 1965
Collection
Accession number
E.153-1964

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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