Watercolours of the Eastern Voyage

Watercolours made by Francis Galton whilst on his Eastern Voyage:

Watercolour of a group of seated men, annotated "5 of the sailors "kaffing" 1846"; 1 ff.

Watercolour of a man and child sitting in the shade of a tree; 1 ff.

On recto: watercolour of a man sat on a wall; watercolour of a man sleeping. On verso, a pencil sketch annotated "Column at Beni Hasan". 1 ff.

Watercolour of a ruin; 1 ff.

Watercolour of a man; 1 ff.

Blank sheet of paper; 1 ff.

Watercolour of the Temple of Osiris [Isis?], Philae April [18]46; 1 ff.

Watercolour of a temple; 1 ff.

Watercolour of the Nile; annotated on verso "Junction of the Blue & White Rivers to form the Nile from the White River". 1 ff.

Two panel watercolour showing a seated man in Arabic dress with a hookah; and the same man in top hat and coat, arm in arm with a woman outside an English country house. Annotated "Hussein [?] sighs for Miss at Eden. Has married Miss - & become naturalised." 1 ff.

Two small paintings: a seated man annotated "Ibrahim. Ibis 1846"; and another seated man, annotated "Bob. Mr Bailly in Masood"; and on recto a pencil sketch annotated "Barclay absorbed in Waverly". 1 ff.

1844-1846

11 folios

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