George Francis Lyon, 1795–1832, British, A Tuarez of Ghraat (Ghat?) Fezzan (Libya), 1819
- Title:
- A Tuarez of Ghraat (Ghat?) Fezzan (Libya)
- Date:
- 1819
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (19.1 × 15.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, upper center: "A Tuarick of Ghrach | a state near Fezzan | His vest is of leather."; inscribed in black ink, lower right: "G.F. Lyon, Tripoli. May | 1819"
Watermark
Signed and dated in black ink, lower right: "G. F. Lyon", "May" | "1819"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.633
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- scarves | sword | Tuareg
- Associated Places:
- Awbari | Fezzan | Ghat | Libya
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12576
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