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`Pyramids of Sakhara, & Dashoor. Upper Egypt'

George de Sausmarez

1855

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Orientalism Realism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

`Pyramids of Sakhara, & Dashoor. Upper Egypt' 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 sketch shows a small boat on a river with two people rowing. Behind them, three pyramids sit in the distance under a flat sky. The water is calm, and the boat looks loaded with supplies. The pyramids are labeled in the artist’s handwriting as "Sakhara & Dashoor," which are real pyramid sites in Egypt. The drawing feels quick and simple, like a travel note rather than a polished work. Want to see more sketches like this? Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

One of forty-five watercolours produced on thirty-five mounts, this work is part of an album documenting views in Egypt and Nubia, created during or after a journey along the Nile in 1855. The album, housed in a half-bound crimson morocco music binder with an "EGYPT" stamp on the front, includes several unmounted sheets. The watercolour depicts the Pyramids of Sakhara and the site of Dashoor in Upper Egypt.

Read the full account in the museum source.