Manager, National Hotel, Cairo 1918 Accession Number: ART02776

Description

Depicts a portrait of an Egyptian, identified only as the Manager, National Hotel, wearing pince-nez, winged collar and bow tie, spectacles and moustache.

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Accession Number
ART02776
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 14.1 cm x 18.7 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
7 April 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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