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John Frederick Lewis

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London, UK

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John Frederick Lewis (1804–1876) was an English Orientalist painter. He specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes in detailed watercolour or oils, very often repeating the same composition in a version in each medium. He lived for several years in a traditional mansion in Cairo, and after his return to England in 1851 he specialized in highly detailed works showing both realistic genre scenes of Middle Eastern life and more idealized scenes in upper-class Egyptian interiors with little apparent Western influence.

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Gold Wing Vessel

1993 · Glass, gold leaf and copper alloy

1994.398a,b: 16 × 25 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (40.6 × 64.5 × 15.9 cm) 1994.398a: 12 3/8 × 25 3/8 × 5 5/8 in. (31.4 × 64.5 × 14.3 cm) 1994.398b: 3 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 6 1/4 in., 15.2 lb. (8.6 × 21.6 × 15.9 cm, 6.9 kg) IM.1.1994.398 Replacement base: 3 7/16 × 8 3/4 × 6 in., 15.7 lb. (8.7 × 22.2 × 15.2 cm, 7.1 kg)

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The Siesta

1876 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 886 x 1111 mm frame: 1245 x 1470 x 90 mm

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Study for ‘The Courtyard of the Coptic Patriarch’s House in Cairo’

1864 · Oil paint on wood

support: 368 x 356 mm frame: 650 x 630 x 110 mm

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A Fakeer at the Door of a Mosque, Constantinople

1863 · watercolor, gouache, gum arabic, and graphite on wove paper

overall: 33.5 × 32 cm (13 3/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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Edfu, Upper Egypt

1860 · Oil paint on mahogany

support: 298 x 775 mm

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The Temple of Edfu: The Door of the Pylon

1850 · Watercolor (wash and point of brush work) and gouache and graphite

Sheet: 35.5 x 43.3 cm (14 x 17 1/16 in.)

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Iskander Bey and His Servant

1845 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite

Sheet: 20 in. × 14 1/2 in. (50.8 × 36.8 cm)

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Chapel of the Burning Bush, Mount Sinai

1843 · Graphite and watercolour on paper

support: 368 x 495 mm

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The Temple of Edfu: The Door of the Pylon (1850)

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Sketch of Seated Woman in Peasant Costume (n.d.)

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