does that mean that he's not Said Abdullah?
or is he Said Abdullah Enkess or Said Enkess Abdullah?
Angela
On 18 Jun 2010, at 16:11, Jan Marsh wrote:
> These two exceptional bronze heads sculpted by Charles Cordier from
> an African woman in Paris c.1850 and from Said Enkess, originally
> from Dafur,
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> feature in the current exhibition at Buckingham Palace on Victoria &
> Albert’s art collection. One has to wade through quantities of gilded
> royaltery but they are brilliantly displayed, together with the
> portrait busts of Dalip Singh and Princess Gorumma.
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> Two other small items of note - photo of Andaman Islands man 1857 and
> a shot of the Chartist demonstration 1848
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> Both purchased by Prince Albert’s collection
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> Later Victorian Catalogue
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> National Portrait Gallery St Martin's Place London WC2H OHE
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