`Dakheh Nubia'
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
`Dakheh Nubia' is a 1855 watercolor by George de Sausmarez, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a small temple with tall columns and carvings of people on the walls. The building looks old and worn, with a few steps leading up to it. A lone person in traditional clothing stands near the entrance, while palm trees and a desert landscape stretch out behind. The carvings on the temple walls are detailed but faded, showing figures in stiff poses. The artist used soft watercolors to capture the light and shadows, making the scene feel quiet and real. If you like this style, look up Realism next.
One of forty-five watercolours by George de Sausmarez, this work depicts a scene in Nubia and is part of an album containing views from Egypt and Nubia. Created during or after a Nile journey in 1855, the album consists of thirty-five mounts, with several drawings left unmounted. The album is bound in half-bound crimson morocco with a music binder and stamped "EGYPT" on the front.
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George de Sausmarez painted watercolors of Egypt’s Nile in the 1850s, recording river scenes and landmarks with quick, transparent washes.
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