Drawing showing the interior decoration of houses in Cairo

Drawing showing the interior decoration of houses in Cairo

James William Wild

1844

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This drawing shows three tall windows with fancy glass panels. Each window has a grid of small squares, some colored in bright blues, reds, and greens. Below the windows, there are wooden shutters with a lattice pattern. The artist focused on how light and color fill the glass. This was done while traveling in Cairo, Egypt. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more drawings like this.

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