George Lloyd Album
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Lloyd MSS
Collection
1842-1843
Album of watercolours, drawings, and tracings of Egypt produced close to the end of Lloyd's life. It is a folio volume (33 x 44 cm, pages 32.7 x 43 cm), containing 135 watercolours and drawings (74 of which are full-page and 1 folding) and 10 tracings (8 folding). They are all mounted and most are captioned either on the image itself or on the mount. Captions on the mount seem to have been added when the album was put together after Lloyd's death. The album also contains a loose watercolour, a loose drawing and a loose lithographed portrait of George Lloyd by Prisse d'Avennes, who published it in his Oriental Album: Characters, Costumes and Modes of Life in the Valley of the Nile (1848). One of the drawings in the album is a pencil portrait of Lloyd sketched by Prince A. Soltykoff.
Lloyd, George
Cover
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Original cloth-binding re-backed retaining original half roan spine
33 x 44 cm
Traces of a (now lost) album title-plate, which measured 10.5 x 6 cm, on exterior of front cover board.
Title page
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Title page:
[at bottom of page] 'G. Lloyd.' (pencil note)
Bilbeis, waterwheel or sakia [sakieh]
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A waterwheel, or sakia [sakieh], beneath a Rhamnus tree (a species of buckthorn), at Bilbeis:
watercolour
mounted
35.4 x 25.7 cm
[on mount] 'Water wheel at Belbies under a large Rhammas Tree.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '1' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Water wheel at Belbeis, under a large Rhamnus Tree. / On the S. side of the village. / 22nd January 1843.' (pencil note)
Bilbeis, view of the settlement
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View of the settlement at Bilbeis:
watercolour
mounted
35.5 x 25.9 cm
[on mount] 'Belbies from the SW.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '2' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Belbeis from the S.W. / 25th Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)
Salhieh (Salhiya), boar hunting in the salt marshes
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Halt whilst boar hunting in the salt marshes near Salhieh (Salhiya):
watercolour
mounted
35.3 x 25.8 cm
[on mount] 'Halt whilst Boar shooting. Salt marshes near Salhich.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '3' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Halt whilst Boar shooting. / Salt marshes near Salhieh. 5 Feb 1843.' (pencil note)
Abu Tufla, Tarfu tree (tamarisk)
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A Tarfu tree (tamarisk) at Abu Tufla:
watercolour
mounted
35.3 x 25.9 cm
[on mount] Tarfu Mee near the Well at Abu Tufla.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '4' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Tarfu Tree near the Well at Abu Tuflä / between Salahiah and Bir Abu ruk / 31st Jan. 1st Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)
Tell el-Farama (Pelusium), ruins of the citadel
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Ruins of the citadel at Tell el-Farama (Pelusium):
watercolour
mounted
35.4 x 25.9 cm
[on mount] 'Ruins of the Citadel at Pelusium.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '5' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Ruins of the Citadel at Pelusium. / 17th Feb 1843.' (pencil note) [originally 16th, corrected to 17th]
Abu Zaabal, a nearby mosque
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A mosque near Abu Zaabal:
watercolour
mounted
35.5 x 25 cm
[on mount] 'Mosque N.N.E. Abu Zaabel.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '6' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] ''Mosque N.N.E. Abu Zaabel / 12th Jan 1843' (pencil note)
Salhieh (Salhiya), Fellah village nearby
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Fellah village near Salhieh (Salhiya):
watercolour
mounted
35.5 x 25.7 cm
[on mount] 'Fellah Village Salhiah.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '7' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] ''Fellah Village near my Tent(?). / Salhiah. 23rd Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)
Birket el-Fil
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Birket el-Fil:
watercolour
mounted
35.3 x 25.8 cm
[on mount] 'Berket el Hiel from Seba el Muchfer.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '8' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Birket El Fiel from Seba El [xxx]fer(?). / 30th Jan. 1843.' (pencil note)
Cairo, Mausoleum of Amir Tankizbugha in the Northern Cemetery
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Mausoleum of Amir Tankizbugha in the Northern Cemetery of Cairo:
watercolour
mounted
35.2 x 25.7 cm
[on recto of watercolour] 'النجعاوية' {= Al-Tanjizawia} (ink note)
[on mount] 'The Mosque Etingozamēa to the E. of the Citadel - Cairo.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '9' (pencil note) -[on verso of watercolour] 'The Mosque Etingezawēa to the E. of the Citadel / Cairo / 13th Dec 1842.' (pencil note)
Giza, Pyramids of Khafra [Khephren] and Menkaure with the Tomb of Khentkaus in the foreground
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Giza, the Pyramids of Khafra [Khephren] and Menkaure with the Tomb of Khentkaus in the foreground:
watercolour
mounted
35.3 x 25.7 cm
[on mount] 'The second & third Pyramids of Gizeh. Sunrise. / The building in the centre is an old Tomb / Sketch taken from the Well S of the great Pyramid.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '10' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'The second and third Pyramids of Gizeh. / Sunrise. 2 Dec. 1842. The building in the centre is an old Tomb. / Sketch taken from the Well S. of the Great Pyramid, near / our tent.' (pencil note)
Gebel Maghara near el-Arish
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Gebel Maghara near el-Arish:
watercolour
mounted
35.3 x 26 cm
[on mount] 'Gebel Moghrarra near El Arish / From the Summit of a high sand hill near Tel El Fadda.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '11' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Gebel Maghrarra near El Arish. / Gebel [xxx] (?) near El Arish. / from the summit of a high sand hill near Tel El Fadda. / looking S.E. / 15th Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)
Tell el-Farama (Pelusium), ruins
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Ruins of Tell el-Farama (Pelusium):
watercolour
mounted
35.1 x 25.8 cm
[on mount] 'Ruins of Peluseum from Tel El Fadda.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '12' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Ruins of Peluseum from Tel El Fadda. / 17th Feb 1843.' (pencil note)
Tell el-Farama (Pelusium), ruins
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Ruins of Tell el-Farama (Pelusium):
watercolour
mounted
35.3 x 25.6 cm
[on mount] 'Ruins of Peluseum from Tel El Fadda.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '13' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Ruins of Peluseum or Tel El Faramah(?) / from Tel El Fadda. 16th Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)
Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis), view from within the ruins
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View from within the ruins of Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis):
watercolour with pencil details
mounted
35.6 x 26.1 cm
[on mount] 'Ruins of Tel Euhudicah, looking Westward.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '14' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Ruins of Tel Juhudieah / from the summit looking to the Westward. / 27th Feb 1843.' (pencil note)
Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis), view of the ruins
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View of the ruins of Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis):
watercolour with pencil details
mounted
35.6 x 26.2 cm
[on mount] 'Tel Euhudicah, from the Necropolis on the Eastward.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '15' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Tel Juhudieah / From the Necropolis on the Eastward. / 27th Feb 1843.' (pencil note)
Salhieh (Salhiya), a shadoof near Salhieh
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A shadoof near Salhieh (Salhiya):
watercolour
mounted
26 x 35.5 cm
[on mount] 'A Sakieah near Salhicah.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '16' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'A Sakieah near Salhieah. / 8 Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)
Egypt, portrait of a Bedouin sheikh with a gun and a sword
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Portrait of a Bedouin sheikh with a gun and a sword:
watercolour
mounted
17.6 x 25.6 cm
[on recto of watercolour] '28th Dec. 1842' (pencil note)
[on mount] 'Bedamee. Sheikh Havsein. Tûree.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '17' (pencil note)
Egypt, portrait of a man
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Portrait of a man wearing a brown galabiya layered over a white one, a white and blue-striped headscarf over a brown skullcap, and red slippers, Egypt:
unfinished watercolour with pencil details
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 020
17.7 x 25.6 cm
[on mount] encircled '19' (pencil note)
Egypt, portrait of a young woman holding two cockerels
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Portrait of a young woman holding two cockerels(?) [unfinished], the women is wearing a brown galabiya, a long white and red headscarf, earring, a double-stranded bead necklace, and three bracelets, Egypt:
watercolour with pencil details
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 019
17.6 x 25.5 cm
[on mount] encircled '20' (pencil note)
Mokattam Hills viewed from Giza
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Mokattam Hills viewed from Giza:
watercolour
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 022
26 x 17.8 cm
[on mount] 'The Mōkăttăn hills from the Well near the Pyramids of Gizeh.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '21' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'The Mōkăttăm hills from the Well / near to Pyramids of Gizeh 1st Dec. 1842.'
Um Gummer
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Um Gummer:
watercolour
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 021
26 x 17.8 cm
[on mount] 'Um Gummer from the Eastward.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '22' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Um Gummer. From the Eastward / 20th Jan. 1843.' (ink note)
Um Gummer
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Um Gummer:
watercolour
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 024
26 x 17.8 cm
[on mount] 'Um Gummer from the Westward Sunset.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '23' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Um Gummer. From the Westward / Sunset 20th Jan. 1843.' (ink note)
Beni Habaseh
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Beni Habaseh:
unfinished watercolour with pencil details
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 023
25.6 x 17.7 cm
[on mount] 'Beni Habaseh.' (ink note)
[on mount] encircled '24' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Beni Habaseh. / 23 Jan. 1843.' (pencil note)
Egypt, women collecting water from the Nile
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Women collecting water from the Nile, on the bank behind and above are domestic buildings including a pigeon tower, unidentified site in Egypt:
watercolour
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 026
16.9 x 24.7 cm
[on recto of watercolour] 'Study' (pencil note)
[on mount] encircled '25' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] '24th April 1843.' (pencil note)
Salhieh (Salhiya), mourning women
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Mourning women at Salhieh (Salhiya):
unfinished watercolour with pencil details
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 025
17.8 x 25.8 cm
[on recto of watercolour] 'Mourning dress of the Women at Salhiah. Kantara 11th Feb 1843' (pencil note)
[on mount] encircled '26' (pencil note)
Bilbeis, palm or a shrub with fern-like branches
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A small palm tree or a shrub with fern-like branches at Bilbeis:
unfinished watercolour with pencil details
mounted, together with Lloyd MSS 028
17.8 x 25.8 cm
[on mount] encircled '27' (pencil note)
[on verso of watercolour] 'Belbeis / 21st Jan. 1843.' (pencil note)