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Basil Bradley
1842-1904
[Middle Eastern scene with men and horses at the entrance to a tent] / B. Bradley ; Swain sc.
[London : s.n., 18--]
wood engraving
image: 127 x 183 mm; sheet: 228 x 270 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1307
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Proof of a wood engraving by Swain on india paper after an illustration by Basil Bradley for an unidentified publication.
Proof of a wood engraving by Swain on india paper after an illustration by Basil Bradley for an unidentified publication.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at top: When I see you, ther must be an alteration in one small point, for the improvement of this picture. No hurry.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows a man, with an armoured breast-plate, standing at the entrance to a tent with several followers, including an old man with a staff; two men kneel in front of him, showing him a stone; horses stand at left, and additional tents and a man mounted on a camel occupy the background.
Associated names
Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909, engraver.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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