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
Eastern Scene, Algiers
Image Details
Title: 'Eastern Scene, Algiers' also known as 'A Courtyard,
Algiers
Date: c1879
Media: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20.5 x 11cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: The Bridgeman Art Library
Interpretation: This work resulted from Leighton's extensive travels through North Africa and to the Middle East, where he made numerous pencil sketches and other studies in oil. In Leighton's time the city of Algiers was a significant port it was considered to be a "gateway to the Orient"; an important staging post in journeys to further flung parts and a meeting place for artists and fellow travellers.
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Date: c1879
Media: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20.5 x 11cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: The Bridgeman Art Library
Interpretation: This work resulted from Leighton's extensive travels through North Africa and to the Middle East, where he made numerous pencil sketches and other studies in oil. In Leighton's time the city of Algiers was a significant port it was considered to be a "gateway to the Orient"; an important staging post in journeys to further flung parts and a meeting place for artists and fellow travellers.
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