State Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ethiopia, 1965
Oil on cotton
c.1965-1966-
About the work
- Location
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Country: Ethiopia
City: Addis Ababa
Place: British Embassy
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- Places
- Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Subjects
- carriage, horseback, car, aeroplane, grid, townscape/cityscape, flower, horse, waterfall, Ethiopian, man, woman, crowd, academic gown, ceremonial costume, suit, military uniform, turban, riband, handbag, mortarboard, flag, medal, crown, Queen, Emperor, spear, shield, rifle (military), soldier, Christianity, royal/state visit, military helmet, lion's mane headdress, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, church, tent/marquee, archway, dome, table cloth, table (as Subject)
- Materials & Techniques
- cotton, oil, oil painting
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Details
- Artist
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Johannes Tessema
- Title
- State Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ethiopia, 1965
- Date
- c.1965-1966
- Medium
- Oil on cotton
- Dimensions
- height: 142.00 cm, width: 230.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Presented by Sir Derek Day, September 2005
- Inscription
- Captions in Ethiopian script under each image
- Provenance
- Given to current donor in UK by former UK Ambassador to Ethiopia in 1976 and in UK since that time; Sir Derek Day (Ambassador to Ethiopia; presented to the GAC September 2005
- GAC number
- 18054