"On the Nile" Distant view of Cairo & Grand Mosque'
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
"On the Nile" Distant view of Cairo & Grand Mosque' is a 1855 watercolor by George de Sausmarez, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a river with a bridge and boats floating on it. On the far side, there’s a flat landscape with a few buildings and a tall tower. The colors are soft—light blues for the water, muted greens and browns for the land. The brushstrokes are loose, almost sketchy in places. The title says it’s called *"On the Nile,"* hinting this might be a view of Cairo in the distance. The artist used quick, light strokes to capture the scene, which feels more like a quick sketch than a detailed painting. If you like this style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like it.
This watercolor depicts a distant view of Cairo and a grand mosque, one of 45 works on 35 mounts in an album of Egyptian and Nubian scenes created during or after an 1855 journey along the Nile. The album, housed in a half-bound crimson morocco music binder stamped "EGYPT" on the front, contains loose pages from travels that moved upstream and then downstream.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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