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Inner Marsa - Il-Menqa
Inner Marsa - Il-Menqa
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Inner Marsa - Il-Menqa

Artist
Date1996
Classification(s)
Object TypePainting
Registration NumberMMM 000869
DescriptionA watercolour painting by Joseph Borg Xuereb , depicting Malta in 1950 with war damage and barges at il-Menqa in Marsa. The painting is framed in a wooden frame and has paper backing.
InscriptionsOn recto, right-hand bottom corner, there is the signature of the artist; underneath on passepartout in black ink "INNER MARSA - IL-MENQA" on the left, and "Jos.M.BorgXuereb, Malta '50" on the right.Technique
Watercolour; commercially gilded decorative frame
Dimensions73.1 x 52cm (framed); 68.8 x 48cm (unframed)
Alternate ID Numbers
  • EEA Norway Grant: EEA.1679
  • Inventory Card: 9352-3
  • HM Object Number: 83185
  • Register Book Number: 942
Online Collections
MuseumMalta Maritime Museum
Public Access
Not on view
Location
  •   Malta Maritime Museum, Archive
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