Mosque of Sidi el-hal-lui [Saiyyid al-Halawi] (the cake man) the oldest mosque in Tlemcen
1870
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1870
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Mosque of Sidi el-hal-lui [Saiyyid al-Halawi] (the cake man) the oldest mosque in Tlemcen is a 1870 watercolor by John Baptist Joseph Dormer, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a simple mosque tower rising over a flat-roofed building. The tower has a small balcony near the top and a simple cross on its peak. In the background, a tree stands next to a hill with faint outlines of distant buildings. The colors are mostly pale—soft browns, greens, and a light sky. The artist labeled it as the "oldest mosque in Tlemcen," drawn in 1870. The style is loose and quick, like a quick sketch rather than a detailed painting. Next, look up Dormer, John Baptist Joseph (Sir, 12th Baron) to see more of his work.
A watercolour drawing of the Mosque of Sidi el-Hal-lui, also known as the Mosque of Saiyyid al-Halawi, which is recognized as the oldest mosque in Tlemcen, was created by John Baptist Joseph Dormer, the 12th Baron Dormer, in 1870.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Baptist Joseph Dormer painted North-African watercolors in the 1870s. He shows the Mosque walls on Monsoorat, the Sidi fet allah gate in Tunis, and the oldest mosque in Tlemcen. Each sheet records a town, a gate,…
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