Artist

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Gertrude Bell was a British traveler who took photographs in the Middle East in the early 1900s. This photo shows a ruined temple in Iraq with a Turkish soldier standing in the Great Iwan. The image captures the grand scale of the ancient site and the quiet presence of a modern figure.

Want to see more sites from her travels? Tap to view the photograph of the Lion of al-Lat statue, also in Hatra.

Works by Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell

Collections represented

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