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Sketch for "Arabia Deserta", 1888: 1128a

Object information

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Titles

Sketch for "Arabia Deserta", 1888

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Doughty, C.M.

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1924-04) by Doughty, C.M.

Dating

Production date: AD 1888

Note

These sketches were made in the Arabian Desert by C.M. Doughty, and used in the illustration of 'Arabia Deserta', 1888

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Sheet Size Height 139 mm Width 195 mm
Mount Size Height 158 mm Width 221 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite, pen and black ink on paper, laid down on another sheet of paper (blue ink mark, towards top left)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: To be finely drawn
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 1|_22c
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: 4 times

  • Text: a (relates to geographical features)
  • Location: Centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: encircled

  • Text: 1547
  • Location: Lower right of centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: el. Khreyby rocks
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: el. aneyrid ~ wasting under cliffs
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: looks towards Aefr. F AG (?)
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (?) / sandstone / mountain
  • Location: Mount, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 350
  • Location: Mount, lower left
  • Method of creation: Blue crayon
  • Text: sandstone mountain
  • Location: Mount, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1128a
Primary reference Number: 10339
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sketch for "Arabia Deserta", 1888" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10339 Accessed: 2024-12-26 19:59:09

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10339 |title=Sketch for "Arabia Deserta", 1888 |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-26 19:59:09|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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