1849
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: The Citadel of Cairo, Residence of Mehemet Ali is a 1849 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a desert city with a big fortress on a hill. In the foreground, people ride camels and horses along a dusty path. The buildings have domes and minarets, and the sky is soft and pale. One person leans on a wall, watching the travelers. The fortress is labeled as Mehemet Ali’s residence, which was likely an important spot. The artist drew it with careful details, focusing on the mix of architecture and daily life. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style often blended adventure with real places.
Louis Haghe (17 March 1806 – 9 March 1885) was a lithographer and watercolourist from the Netherlands and then the United Kingdom.
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