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The Nile between Roda and Bayadeeah - almost opposite the antient Antinos. Now Shekh Abadeh
The Nile between Roda and Bayadeeah - almost opposite the antient Antinos. Now Shekh Abadeh is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist George de Sausmarez. It dates from 1855 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This watercolour painting is one of 45 works created by General George de Sausmarez during or after his 1855 journey along the Nile. It is part of an album of Egyptian and Nubian views housed in a crimson morocco binder.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a tranquil scene of the Nile near Shekh Abadeh, with a sailboat and smaller vessels on the river, and palm trees lining the banks. A figure in a long robe stands on the riverbank, gazing out at the water.
Technique & Style
The watercolour's muted colours and soft brushstrokes evoke a sense of calm. The artist's use of light and shadow adds depth and texture, drawing attention to the sailboat and the figure on the riverbank.
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Artist & collection
Artist
George de Sausmarez painted watercolors of Egypt’s Nile in the 1850s, recording river scenes and landmarks with quick, transparent washes.
View of the Nile
`View down the Nile. Pasha's Factory S.of Daroot-el Shereef. Upper Egypt'
Album
`Cataracts of Assouan. Midway. - Our Candjia Moored for the Night - On the Nile'
`Approach to Philae'
Biban-el-Molook, or Tombs of the Kings. Belzoni's Tomb. Thebes
`Gournou & Hill of the Kings' Tombs - Thebes'
`Stabl-Antar. Ancient Egyptian Cave near Siout. Upper Egypt'
- `Minieh On the Nile'
Nile
Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: General View of the Ruins of Luxor, From the Nile
`Esneh. "On the Nile." Thebaid'
View on the Nile, opposite Aswan
Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: View on the Nile Looking Towards the Pyramids of Dashour and Saccara
`Kusr-é-Syad. Opposite Choenoboscion. Upper Egypt'
Aswan; looking south up the Nile