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`Our Candgia preparing to ascend a "Rapid' Assouan Cataracts On the Nile'

George de Sausmarez

1855

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Orientalism Realism Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

`Our Candgia preparing to ascend a "Rapid' Assouan Cataracts On the Nile' is a 1855 watercolor by George de Sausmarez, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: George de Sausmarez
When & what style?: 1855 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This watercolour painting shows a landscape with a river and rocks. The river is in the middle of the image, with rocks on both sides. The sky is light yellow. In the foreground, there is a small boat with a long stick in it. The boat is on the right side of the river. There are some palm trees on the left side of the image. The painting is a landscape, and it shows a scene from nature. You might also like to explore the movement of Impressionism.

The story of this work

Overview

One of forty-five watercolours on thirty-five mounts, this work is part of an album documenting views in Egypt and Nubia, created during or after a 1855 journey along the Nile. The scene depicts a local figure, Candgia, preparing to board a vessel at the rapids of the Assouan Cataracts. The album is housed in a half-bound crimson morocco music binder stamped with the word "EGYPT" on the front cover.

Read the full account in the museum source.