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Looking up the Nile, south of Aswan

Looking up the Nile, south of Aswan

John William Burgon

1864

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

british_romanticism Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

About this work

This sketch shows two people sitting on rocky cliffs overlooking a wide river. The water is calm, with small islands and distant hills on the other side. The artist used soft watercolors to show the light hitting the rocks and water. The handwriting on the paper says it’s a view of the Nile near Aswan, drawn in 1861. The loose brushstrokes capture the quiet mood of the scene. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.

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