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Interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus

Drawing
1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing of the interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus. The decorated walls and ceiling can be seen with arched corridors.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleInterior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Brief description
Richard Phene Spiers, Interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus, watercolour, 1866.
Physical description
Drawing of the interior of the Great Mosque of the Omeiyades Damascus. The decorated walls and ceiling can be seen with arched corridors.
Dimensions
  • Height: 452mm
  • Width: 299mm
Imperial portrait mount.
Credit line
Presented by the Executors of the Artist
Object history
This is one of the drawings made by the artist during his tenure of a Royal Academy Travelling Studentship in 1866. The Mosque was destroyed by fire in 1893.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.5-1917

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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