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
Phoenicians Bartering
with Ancient Britons
Image Details
Title: 'Phoenicians Bartering with Ancient Britons'
Date: 1894/5
Media: spirit fresco on canvas
Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.6m
Location: Royal Exchange, London
Picture credit: The Bridgeman Art Library
Interpretation: This is an example of one of Leighton's rare attempts at mural painting. The work was completed for The Royal Exchange building, at a late stage in his artistic career. It was painted in spirit Fresco on canvas, which was then plastered to the wall in a special process carried out by Robertson & Co. The subject matter of the mural was fitting for one of the main sites of commerce in the UK. The fifth century BCE Greek historian Herodotus had written how the ancient Phoenicians (from what is modern day Lebanon) had sailed to Western Europe and traded with the Celtic tribes of Britain and France.
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Date: 1894/5
Media: spirit fresco on canvas
Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.6m
Location: Royal Exchange, London
Picture credit: The Bridgeman Art Library
Interpretation: This is an example of one of Leighton's rare attempts at mural painting. The work was completed for The Royal Exchange building, at a late stage in his artistic career. It was painted in spirit Fresco on canvas, which was then plastered to the wall in a special process carried out by Robertson & Co. The subject matter of the mural was fitting for one of the main sites of commerce in the UK. The fifth century BCE Greek historian Herodotus had written how the ancient Phoenicians (from what is modern day Lebanon) had sailed to Western Europe and traded with the Celtic tribes of Britain and France.
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