Pompey's Pillar Alexandria'
1847
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1847
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Pompey's Pillar Alexandria' is a 1847 watercolor by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a tall, broken column standing alone in a flat, sandy landscape. The column has a simple capital at the top and a small base, with faint lines marking where it might have cracked. In the distance, a faint blue strip suggests water or sky, and two tiny figures walk near the base of the column. The paper has a worn, speckled look, like it’s been handled a lot. The artist used soft watercolor washes to keep things simple and dreamy. If you like this quiet, lonely scene, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more sketches like it.
This drawing, titled *Pompey's Pillar Alexandria* and created in 1847, is one of eight views of Turkey and Egypt produced during the same journey. At least two artists contributed to the series, as indicated by differences in handwriting on the inscriptions and mounts. The drawings were originally bound together, with some mounts bearing offsets from facing pages, suggesting they were later separated from an album or portfolio. The work is part of a group that includes related drawings, such as those in SD.1316, indicating a shared origin.
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