Sketch of Seated Woman in Peasant Costume
Catalogue
- Year
- 1825
- Dimensions
- 25.3 × 20 cm (10 × 7 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- John Frederick Lewis
Artist
Painting
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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Record
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- John Frederick Lewis
- Year
- 1825
- Dimensions
- 25.3 × 20 cm (10 × 7 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1825-084138
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
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