Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi
1854
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of Trehem[?]Walid 'Abdullah, an Arab from Iraq is a 1854 watercolor by Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting is a portrait of Trehem Walid 'Abdullah, an Arab from Iraq. It was created in 1854. The subject of the portrait is described as wearing distinctive headgear and robes of the region. This gives a hint about the cultural context of the painting. The inscription by the artist mentions that the man was from 'Babilonia', which is now part of modern Iraq. You can learn more about the style and technique used in this watercolour by looking into the movement of Realism.
A portrait by Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, Count Preziosi, depicts an Arab man from Babilonia—now part of modern Iraq—identified in the artist’s inscription. The subject wears traditional regional headgear and robes, and Babylon, situated about 60 miles south of Baghdad, historically refers to the fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The work is one of 31 portraits acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1900, originally arranged in an album whose compiler remains uncertain.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Amedeo Preziosi (2 December 1816 – 27 September 1882) was a Maltese painter and traveler known for his watercolours and prints of Constantinople, the Balkans, Ottoman Empire, and Romania.
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