Publication Date
AD 1749
Publication Place
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Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject
sheet
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
37 × 55 سم36.4 × 52.5 سم 36.4 × 52.3 سم 36.3 × 52.4 سم 36.2 × 52.4 سم 36.5 × 50 سم 36.5 × 50 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
ARC.pt 110 ARC.pt 522 ARC.pt 523 ARC.pt 524ARC.pt 525 ARC.pt 771 ARC.pt 772
Record ID
object;EPM;uk;Mus22;22;ar
Library Location
Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date
AD 1749
Notes
Between 1746 and 1754, Lord Charlemont, James Caulfield, 1st Earl of Charlemont, toured Europe extensively. While he was in Sicily in 1749, he encountered Richard Dalton, a painter and engraver, who asked him to accompany him and his fellow travelers towards Greece and Egypt in order to provide pictures for his articles. Dalton traveled with Charlemont until 1750, during which he made many drawings of natural scenes, customs, and events, and he was known as the first Englishman to make drawings in these areas. Some of these drawings were published in the book (Ancient Antiquities and Scenes in Greece and Egypt), which was published specifically in 1791 and included engraved drawings of important sites outside Italy. It seems clear that Dalton also had a keen interest in the annual rituals of the Pilgrimage and painted eight different parts of the rituals (he is said to have done this while hidden in a nearby house), each part with a comprehensive description, and Dalton became curator of the library of King George III.
Sample Text
“Seven paintings of antiquity and scenes in Greece and Egypt from plans made for this region dated 1749 by Richard Dalton” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;22;ar
