1743 – Painting

Physical description:

Painting, probably in acrylics, depicting an Egyptian Goddess wearing a diamond-patterned gold dress and a crown representing a stylised throne (Isis).

Museum classification:

Sanders Collection

Size:

545 x 265

Information:

One of a set of 15 (1740 - 1754).
Robert Truelove told the museum that these pictures were painted by Alex Sanders.

This picture was on display as part of the Museum's 2018 exhibition "Dew of Heaven: Objects of Ritual Magic."

The Goddess Isis was she who conferred on the Pharoahs the right to rule.  Her hieroglyph includes a depiction of a throne.

For more on the Goddess Isis see: https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/news/wonderful-isis-workshop/

Resource:

Picture

Materials:

Acrylics (?) on card

One of a set of 15 (1740 - 1754).
Robert Truelove told the museum that these pictures were painted by Alex Sanders.

This picture was on display as part of the Museum's 2018 exhibition "Dew of Heaven: Objects of Ritual Magic."

The Goddess Isis was she who conferred on the Pharoahs the right to rule.  Her hieroglyph includes a depiction of a throne.

For more on the Goddess Isis see: https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/news/wonderful-isis-workshop/