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George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Botanical Drawing

The flowering plant Senna, also known as Alexandrian senna:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on paper, bottom left edge] 'P4'. (ink note)
  • [on paper, bottom left edge] 'L B P 4 3'. (pencil note)
  • [on paper, bottom right edge] 'I have [...] this drawn [...] [...] for some remarks on it - Senna'. (pencil note)
  • 12.1 by 17.2 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Botanical Drawing

The plant Tephrosia Apollinea:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] '[...] a generally interesting [pl]ant I have given it my work at the [...] glad of any remarks Indigo [L] B'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] 'P.4'. (ink note)
  • [on recto, bottom right corner] 'Tephrosia Apollinea'. (pencil note)
  • 18.5 by 18.8 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Beni Hasan

View of the hallway of the early 11th Dynasty tomb of Khety at Beni Hasan (Tomb 17) including faint coloured details of the relief scenes and inscription across the walls and columns, and a seated figure close to the back wall:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, bottom left corner] 'Tomb at Benihasan'. (ink note)
  • 21.7 by 15.7 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Alexandria

Plan of the catacombs at Alexandria:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] '1. Piccolo buco da dove appena si può passare. 2. Strada assai stretta, e due piedi, e ½ alta dove che vi morì l'inglese che voleva conoscerla'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, top edge] 'Catacombs Alexandria'. (ink note)
  • 42.6 by 54.3 cm

George A. Hoskins Squeeze - Hieroglyphic Signs

Hieroglyphic inscription consisting of two slim columns, and including remains of several original colours and details. On the lower right side is part of the leg and arm of a figure, possibly seated, and likely facing in the same direction as the text:

  • squeeze
  • mounted
  • 19.5 by 42.5 cm

George A. Hoskins Squeeze - Hieroglyphic Signs

Several hieroglyph signs including remains of several original colours and details. At the left side are partial hieroglyph signs, suggesting a column of text next to the section that has been squeezed, and at the right side is part of a long vertical line, possibly indicating a border:

  • squeeze
  • mounted
  • 21.3 by 27.3 cm

George A. Hoskins Print - Stela of Niankh-tet

Egyptian stela of Niankh-tet from the necropolis at Saqqara, probably of late 3rd / early 4th Dynasty:

  • print
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top edge] 'G. W. Hoskins Esqu [in pencil] B Cranwell. Sc'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'Ancient Egyptian monument, with figures, Inscriptions, &c, part of which are beautifully cut in relief and part in Intaglio. It is supposed to be historical. The subtance is marble - a circumstance of very rare occurrence for a monument of this kind. Another is perhaps not in the Kingdom. Size, length 2ft, 5in, breadth 1ft. 11, thickness 10 inches. It forms part of the extensive and choice Egyptian collections in the possession of J. Sams. 1837.' (ink note)
  • 41.3 by 26.6 cm

George A. Hoskins Print - Coffin of Nesamun

Interior decoration from the Egyptian coffin of Nesamun, probably of 20th / 21st Dynasty:

  • print
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top edge] 'No. 3'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'Plate 2. of the interior of the case of an ancient Egyptian mummy containing the royal prenomen of Amenophis the 1st brought to England by, J. Sams. 1836. Madeley lith. 3 Wellington St. Strand.' (ink note)
  • 26.0 by 42.0 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing and Watercolour - Thebes, West Bank. Tomb TT 343

Relief scene from the inner room of the early 18th Dynasty tomb of Benia Pahekmen (TT343) at the west bank of Thebes of three-registers, the lower two registers containing incomplete areas, of rites being performed for the mummy with offerings and libations:

  • pencil drawing and watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] '89'. (pencil note)
  • 26.5 by 24.1 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing and Watercolour - Philae

Figures from the forecourt area of the birthhouse and the exterior of the sanctuary at Philae. On the left is an image of the goddess Isis suckling the king from the birthhouse, and on the right is a harpist figure outlined in pencil from the sanctuary:

  • watercolour / pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, left side] 'Sanctuary - Philae'. (ink note)
  • 24.2 by 30.0 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - two landscapes

View of two unidentified landscape views, the upper scene of a large tree and various figures nearby and the lower scene of the ruins of a structure and desert in the background:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, centre left side] ''Tree & Source'. (pencil note)
  • 22.6 by 29.5 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - el-Kharga

View of the small temple structure between Nadûra and Hibis, with male figures and a camel in the right side foreground:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top right corner] 'v5'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom right corner] 'Near Khargeh Oasis Magna'. (pencil note)
  • 23.8 by 16.0 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - el-Kharga

View of the gateways to the Amun temple at Hibis:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] 'Plate I v 25 Plate - Propylon of the Temple of el Khargeh Oas'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, top right corner] 'v,3'. (pencil note)
  • 23.5 by 16.8 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - el-Kharga

View of the Graeco-Roman necropolis area:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, upper left corner] 'christian chapel in the Christian necropolis of the Oasis magna plate 11'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, upper right corner] 'v13'. (ink note)
  • 22.7 by 16.0 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - el-Kharga

View of the interior of a chapel within the Graeco-Roman necropolis area:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'Interior of the Christian chapel in the necropolis of the Oasis Magna p 12' (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom right corner] 'v.7' (ink note)
  • 34.0 by 23.5 cm
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