'Suez' by Kate Toynbee (fl. 1879-80)

WD1348/29

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The record is made up of 1 watercolour drawing on watercolour paper, bound into volume. It was created in 7 Jan 1880. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.

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Genre/Subject Matter:

This landscape view at Suez shows a settlement located along a body of water that is either the canal or the Gulf of Suez. A large area of stony, hillocky ground takes up most of the foreground aside from a lone pole and post located in the lower right corner of the scene.

The scene is rendered in watercolour.

Inscriptions:

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of previous folio, in ink: 'Suez, 7th January, 1880~’

Recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , in pencil, upper right corner: ‘29’

Extent and format
1 watercolour drawing on watercolour paper, bound into volume
Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

139 x 228 mm

Materials:

Watercolour on watercolour paper

Condition:

Light surface dirt coats the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. , with staining in particular along the fore-edge and verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. .

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Painting

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Original held at
British Library: Visual Arts
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference
WD1348/29

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Date(s)
7 Jan 1880 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Suez' by Kate Toynbee (fl. 1879-80), British Library: Visual Arts, WD1348/29, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026370941.0x000001> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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