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Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-94)
Haram el Ketab, or the False Pyramid dated 7 Feb 1869
Watercolour | 10.8 x 17.1 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920359
Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-94)
Haram el Ketab, or the False Pyramid dated 7 Feb 1869
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A watercolour drawing of Haram el Ketab, with four figures. W.H. Russell described Haram el Ketab as 'a mass of rock as like a Pyramid as if Nature were trying to emulate the grand freaks of these great builders' (Russell, Diary p.152). Dated.
Sir Oswald Walters Brierly accompanied the Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales on a tour of Egypt in 1869. The party set off from Trieste on 27 January and left for Alexandria two days later. Brierly made several drawings of the trip, including drawings made from the boat, and watercolours made in Egypt. Many of these drawings were placed in the 'Souvenir Album' series in the Royal Library in the 1930s. Brierly also gave Princess Alexandra lessons on the trip; her drawings (RCIN 923236-64) are in a separate album. -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour
Measurements
10.8 x 17.1 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
RL 20359