Artist

William Edward Dighton

The Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek
The Sea of Galilee from the heights of Safad
The Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek
The Cape of the Veil [Sinai]

William Edward Dighton is an Impressionism artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

William Edward Dighton painted watercolours of 19th-century Middle Eastern landscapes and ruins. In 1852 he captured the sharp cliffs of The Cape of the Veil [Sinai] and the calm waters of the Sea of Galilee from the heights of Safad. A year later he sketched the towering columns of the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek and the ornate carvings of the Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek. Tap any of these four watercolours to zoom in on the details.

Works by William Edward Dighton

Collections represented

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