1909
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Drawing of the Dome of the Rock is a 1909 by William Harvey, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This image shows a tall, narrow drawing of a building with a rounded top. The design is packed with bright colors—reds, blues, and golds—forming swirls and patterns. Arabic-style writing runs across the middle, and the edges have small circles with their own detailed designs. The drawing looks like it’s copying a famous building, but it’s actually a sketch made later by an artist. The colors and shapes are simple but full of energy, almost like a stained-glass window. If you like this style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more drawings like it.
A coloured drawing by William Harvey from 1909 depicts the Dome of the Rock as seen through a stained glass window. The work, catalogued as E.1270-1963, was later reproduced as Figure 5 in the artist's article "Colour in Architecture," published in Volume 29, Number 16 of the *Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects* on 17 June 1922.
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William Harvey was an English physician who made influential contributions to anatomy and physiology.
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