drawing
- Museum number
- 1958,0712.366
- Description
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A View of Cairo; view over large open square from high wall in right foreground, where a train of camels and riders moves towards the left foreground, city in distance
Pen and brown and grey ink and watercolour, some black chalk
- Production date
- 1796-1864
- Dimensions
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Height: 323 millimetres
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Width: 483 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Formerly identified as a view of Constantinople
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1958
- Acquisition notes
- The late Thomas Wallis, his sale Christie's 26 May 1916 (26: as "Constantinople"), bt by Agnew's for Lloyd, £13 13s., plus 5% commission 13s. 6d..
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE BEQUEST, NONE OF THE PRINTS OR DRAWINGS BEQUEATHED BY R. W. LLOYD MAY BE LENT OUTSIDE THE BRITISH MUSEUM (Registration Numbers 1958,0712.318 to 3149).
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1958,0712.366