Drawings
Index to Paintings
1. A Persian
Pedlar
2. Odalisque
3. Head of an Arab
4. Courtyard of a Mosque at Broussa
5. Pasture, Egypt
6. The Temple of Philae
7. View on the Nile
8. On the Nile
9. View on the Nile
10. A Street in Damascus
11. Old Damascus: Jews' Quarter
12. Portions of the interior of the
Grand Mosque of Damascus
13. The Moorish Garden;
A Dream of Granada
14. The Music Lesson
15. Study; at a Reading Desk
16. A Street in Algiers
17. Damascus: Night
18. Study of Nubian Young Man
19. Eastern Scene, Algiers
20. The Light of the Harem
21. Phoenicians Bartering with
Ancient Britons
2. Odalisque
3. Head of an Arab
4. Courtyard of a Mosque at Broussa
5. Pasture, Egypt
6. The Temple of Philae
7. View on the Nile
8. On the Nile
9. View on the Nile
10. A Street in Damascus
11. Old Damascus: Jews' Quarter
12. Portions of the interior of the
Grand Mosque of Damascus
13. The Moorish Garden;
A Dream of Granada
14. The Music Lesson
15. Study; at a Reading Desk
16. A Street in Algiers
17. Damascus: Night
18. Study of Nubian Young Man
19. Eastern Scene, Algiers
20. The Light of the Harem
21. Phoenicians Bartering with
Ancient Britons
A Street in Algiers
Image Details
Title: 'A Street in Algiers' also known as 'Street
Scene, Algiers'
Date: 1875-79
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 21 x 12cm
Location: Unknown
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum
Interpretation: This depicts a familiar street in the city, which Leighton visited in the autumn of 1873, during his travels through North Africa and the Middle East. The artist was particularly affected by the quality of light he encountered and also developed a strong attachment to the variations of local colour in landscape, buildings and costumes.
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Date: 1875-79
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 21 x 12cm
Location: Unknown
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum
Interpretation: This depicts a familiar street in the city, which Leighton visited in the autumn of 1873, during his travels through North Africa and the Middle East. The artist was particularly affected by the quality of light he encountered and also developed a strong attachment to the variations of local colour in landscape, buildings and costumes.
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