Recollections of the Arabian Nights, seated figure
Maker
(artist)
1827-1910
(engraver)
1785-1866
1827-1910
(engraver)
1785-1866
Title
Recollections of the Arabian Nights, seated figure
Date of Production
1857 [?]
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 12.7 cm
Width: 10.4 cm
Width: 10.4 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.4512
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
The Pre-Raphaelite painter William Holman Hunt travelled to the Middle East in 1854, driven by what he called his “oriental mania”. His writings suggest he saw places through the lens of Arabian Nights, describing “a mosque with marble inlaid work that seemed to belong to the time of Harun al Raschid”, a historical figure fictionalised and made famous by Arabian Nights. These prints were produced by Holman Hunt to illustrate Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, Recollections of the Arabian Nights of 1830.
Provenance
previous owner : Witt, Robert (Sir)
Exhibition History
Drawing on Arabian Nights, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 22/02/2023-04/06/2023
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left corner & recto : within border : J. THOMSPSON //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right corner & recto : on architectural detail, W printed over hh : W / hh //
Inscription: inscription : manuscript pencil : upper left corner mount & recto : later Witt inscription : 917/42 (48) //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right corner mount & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower centre mount & recto : later Hampstead inscription : HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H.J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928. //
Inscription: inscription : later manuscript : bottom left mount & recto : later Witt inscription : RECOLLECTIONS OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS //
Inscription: inscription : later manuscript : bottom corner mount & recto : later Witt inscription : W.M. HOLMAN HUNT. //
Inscription: inscription : later manuscript pencil : bottom right mount & recto : later Witt inscription : P.T.O. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right corner & recto : on architectural detail, W printed over hh : W / hh //
Inscription: inscription : manuscript pencil : upper left corner mount & recto : later Witt inscription : 917/42 (48) //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right corner mount & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower centre mount & recto : later Hampstead inscription : HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H.J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928. //
Inscription: inscription : later manuscript : bottom left mount & recto : later Witt inscription : RECOLLECTIONS OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS //
Inscription: inscription : later manuscript : bottom corner mount & recto : later Witt inscription : W.M. HOLMAN HUNT. //
Inscription: inscription : later manuscript pencil : bottom right mount & recto : later Witt inscription : P.T.O. //
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