THE ORIENTAL ALBUM
Achille Constant Theodore Emile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 293042.2
Summary
A Folder titled The Oriental Album by E PRISSE ESQ on the inside cover a book plate showing a family crest.The 'Oriental Album: Characters, Costumes, and Modes of Life in the Valley of the Nile', with text by James Augustus St John (1795-1887) and illustrated by Achille Constant Theodore Emile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879)
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Achille Constant Theodore Emile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879), original artist