El Mahkemeh or Court of the Cadi Cairo
1869
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1869
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Frank Dillon painted this watercolor in 1869. It shows a Cairo courtroom scene. He used sharp detail to record local architecture before it changed. Dillon mixed Impressionist light with Realist precision. He added people in costume to show scale and life. The work aimed to save fading traditional buildings. Check out more by Dillon at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
