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Edward Hovell Thurlow
Edward Hovell Thurlow is an Orientalism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This guy painted what he saw, no drama, just the facts. He set up his easel by Lake Ismailia in Egypt and recorded the Viceroy’s palace like a tourist with a watercolor set, except way sharper. The light on the water and the building’s white walls pop off the page, as if he slowed time just to catch the exact hue.
Try squinting at the little boats bobbing near the shore, you’ll spot his trick: pure observation, no flair. Hunt down “The Viceroy’s Palace on Lake Ismailia” and you’ll see what I mean.
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