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`View down the Nile. Pasha's Factory S.of Daroot-el Shereef. Upper Egypt'

George de Sausmarez

1855

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Orientalism Realism Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

`View down the Nile. Pasha's Factory S.of Daroot-el Shereef. 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 watercolor shows a river winding through flat land. Small boats float near the shore, where a few people stand or work. The far bank has a few trees and a tall tower. The colors are soft—light blues for the water, muted greens and browns for the land. The title says this is the Nile River, with a factory run by a local leader. The brushstrokes are loose, almost sketchy, but still show the scene clearly. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour by George de Sausmarez depicts a view down the Nile near Pasha’s Factory, south of Daroot-el Shereef in Upper Egypt. Part of an album of 45 works on 35 mounts, it was created during or after an 1855 journey along the Nile, traveling upstream and then downstream. The album is housed in a loose half-bound crimson morocco music binder with an Egyptian stamp on the front.

Read the full account in the museum source.