A Castle in the Air
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Ink drawing of castle:
[on drawing] 'A Castle in the Air, Hastings, July 28th 1888. A. B. E.'
Albums
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This group consists of four albums.
Edwards MSS 2.1
Watercolours and drawings made in Egypt, 1874
Edwards MSS 2.2
Watercolours and drawings made in the Dolomites, 1872
Edwards MSS 2.3
Ephemera, including some Egypt- and Dolomite-related material, 1872-1891
Edwards MSS 2.4
Watercolours and drawings made in Egypt, 1874
Ali the Nubian; Riskalli; Salame; Reïs Hassan; unidentified people
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Nine pencil sketches:
top left: person with staff
top middle: man sitting and smoking
[on mount] 'Ali, the Nubian.' (ink note)
top right: veiled woman with jars
middle left: head of man
[on mount] 'Riskalli' (ink note)
middle middle: group of men with boat near Manfalut
[on mount] 'Group of Natives (waiting for the Ferry) Manfaloot' (ink note)
middle right: Man sitting
[on mount] 'Riskalli' (ink note)
bottom left: Reïs Hassan
[on mount] 'Reïs Hassan' (ink note)
bottom middle: man reclining on ?carved block
bottom right: man standing
[on mount] 'Salame' (ink note)
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards Collection
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Edwards, A. A. B. MSS
Collection
1856-1892
Album of drawings and watercolours made during Amelia Edwards's visit to the Dolomites.
Album of drawings and watercolours made during her visit to Egypt in 1873-4.
Album with 26 pencil sketches and one watercolour titled 'Small Egyptian Scraps, 1874', made during same visit to Egypt.
Album, notebook, packet containing an assortment of drawings, letters, and notes, another packet contains copies of deeds and accounts issued following her death.
Two watercolours of the temples on Philae island, assumed to have been painted by A. Edwards.
First edition of Amelia B. Edwards, Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers (1891); Kate Griffith's (née Bradbury) copy, with handwritten dedication to ‘My Katie - Novr. 1891 - A.B.E’.
Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford
Antelao
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Mounted watercolour sketch of Antelao from below the Crepa.
Arab tombs near Siout
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Pencil sketch of marabouts near Siout
mounted
[on mount] 'Arab tombs near Siout' (ink note)
Back cover
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Back cover bound in red leather.
Back cover
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Back cover with green leather binding.
Back cover
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Cover bound in brown leather.
Blank page with label
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[on label] 'With the compliments of the Acting Keeper of the Department of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford' (printed) '3 Albums brought down from upper Library by Mrs. Gunn. They seem to be Griffith, one having F.II. G. (underlined) inside.' (pencil note)
Bowl
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Watercolour of bowl on recto and pencil sketch of outline of bowl on verso:
[on recto of drawing] '"The Great God Pan" - E. B. Browning. ABE' (pencil note)
Camel and male figure
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Ink drawing of male figure riding camel:
[on drawing] 'Scenting the Spring from afar.' (ink note)
[on reverse of drawing] 'to her (underlined). But a nice capable girl was found in the village, who came up [?] to-day - + for two hours to-day - but - <who> cannot come any more, having an engage-ment at the Anna's[?] from tomorrow for a month. They are taking her as temporary housemaid till they leave for Cannes in Feby.' (ink note)
Camels
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Pencil and watercolour sketch of two camels.
Camels
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5 mounted pencil sketches: 4 depict camels; bottom sketch depicts the remains of a boat.
Castellavazzo
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Watercolour and pencil sketch of Castellavazzo.
Castellàz and Monte Serrata
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Mounted watercolour and pencil sketches of Castellàz and Monte Serrata from Pieve di Zoldo.
Castle Dinas Bran, North Wales
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Watercolour of Castle Dinas Bran:
[on reverse of watercolour] 'Castle Dinas Bran N. Wales' (pencil note)
Christian altar at Philae
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Pencil drawing with Christian altar in the first hypostyle hall at Philae temple complex:
mounted
[on mount] 'Early Christian Shrine. Temple of Isis. (Philae)' (ink note)
Cleaning statue at Abu Simbel
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Watercolour and ink sketch of men on scaffolding cleaning one of the statues at Abu Simbel:
mounted
[on mount] 'Cleaning the Colossus (Aboo Simbel)' (ink note)
Coptic convent near Naqadah
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Watercolour and pencil sketch of Coptic convent near Naqadah:
mounted
[on mount] 'Coptic Convent - near Negada'
Coptic ruins near Kalabshuh; Temple of Gertasseh; ruins of town near Maharrakeh
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Three mounted pencil and watercolour sketches:
top: pencil sketch of landscape near Kalabsha
[on mount] 'Island & Coptic Ruins near Kalabsheh. (Nubia)' (ink note)
middle: pencil and watercolour sketch of Temple of Gertasseh
[on mount] 'Temple of Gertasseh (Nubia)' (ink note)
bottom: pencil and watercolour sketch of town near Maharraqa
[on mount] 'Ruins of ancient fortified Town (unknown) near Maharrakeh. (Nubia)' (ink note)
Dahabiyya, Aswan
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Pencil and watercolour sketch of dahabiyya near Aswan:
mounted
[on mount] 'Native Boat. Assouan.' (ink note)
Dahabiyya, shadoof, Sheik Cotton, Mehemet Ali, water collection
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Five mounted pencil or pencil and wash sketches:
top: Dahibyya
[on mount] 'native boat' (ink note)
middle left: Sheik Cotton
[on mount] 'Holy Sheyk Cotton' (ink note)
middle middle: a shaduf
[on mount] 'The Shadoof.' (ink note)
middle right: Mehemet Ali
[on mount] 'Mehemet Ali.' (ink note)
bottom: woman collecting water.